AM 1240 WJON » pope benedict xvi http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 12:58:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. John's University Professor Doubts Next Pope Will Be An American [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-johns-university-professor-doubts-next-pope-will-be-an-american-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-johns-university-professor-doubts-next-pope-will-be-an-american-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:07:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=171582 The Catholic Church is preparing for Pope Benedict XVI to step down on Thursday. It's the first time in 600 years that a Pope has retired from the job. Bill Cahoy is the Dean of the School of Theology at St. John's University. He says his resignation could affect how we think of the Papacy.

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