Pope Resignation 'Startling' to Kinnelon Priest
New leadership could provide 'a whole new outlook on things,' another local priest said.
As the Vatican announced Monday Pope Benedict XVI will be resigning from his leadership position on Feb. 28, local religious leaders expressed their shock at the announcement, appreciation for the man's work and thoughts on the future. "It's a surprise. I think it took everybody off-guard," the Rev. Richard Husted of St. Mary's Church in Pompton Lakes said. St. Mary's Church, which is home to parishioners from the tri-boro as well, will not be significantly affected by the resignation. Parishioners simply need to know who to pray for. "It's hard to say that it would have much of an effect except we pray for [the pope] every time we gather for mass," Husted said. At Our Lady of the Magnificat in Kinnelon, Monsignor John Carroll said he was…
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