Feast of St Celestine V (d May 19 1296) the saintly pope who resolved the tensions between the papal office and the call to holiness by abdicating. It is said that Pope Benedict XVI signaled his intention to resign by laying his pallium at the grave of Celestine.
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Unlike Celestine, Benedict was allowed to retire on the Vatican grounds. The unhappy Celestine was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII, a cruel autocrat whose character in every sense contrasted with his predecessor. Celestine remained imprisoned until his death.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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