Was Benedict XVI's resignation an act of cowardice — or a deliberate move to allow the mystery of iniquity to reveal itself within the Church? In this clip, we walk through the theory that Benedict stepped down knowing exactly what was coming, drawing on the Catechism's teaching on the revelation of iniquity, and we draw an unexpected parallel to how Francis exposed the rot inside the institution the same way Trump exposed the rot inside the political establishment.

This is from our full episode "Benedict XVI and the Mystery of Evil in the Church" — drop a comment with where you stand on the resignation and hit subscribe for more grounded Catholic commentary on the moment we're living through.

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Chapters:
0:00 The split church and Benedict's resignation
0:45 "Are we really looking at a split church?"
3:00 Why this wasn't cowardice — the Francis/Trump parallel
6:00 Exposing what was already there
9:17 "He knew what was going on"
11:15 The mystery of iniquity revealed

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