tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post3569749254186436384..comments2023-06-18T05:01:03.708-05:00Comments on Popin' Ain't Easy: Are These Numbers Right?Throwbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-44550532563714102182013-02-27T15:57:35.467-06:002013-02-27T15:57:35.467-06:00“This Pope has removed two or three bishops per mo...<i>“This Pope has removed two or three bishops per month throughout the world because either the accounts in their dioceses were a mess or their discipline was a disaster,”</i><br /><br />This doesn't surprise me. Within the first two months of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI had accepted the resignations of six bishops.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-81882331269443807222013-02-27T14:31:05.571-06:002013-02-27T14:31:05.571-06:00Assuming an average of 2.5 such actions per month,...Assuming an average of 2.5 such actions per month, that would amount to 235 removals over the course of the 94 months of Benedict XVI's pontificate. There are 2,797 dioceses and archdioceses within the Church, according to Wikipedia ("Diocese"); the number of removals does not seem excessive with respect to the number of dioceses.George7622https://www.blogger.com/profile/07166415843403532067noreply@blogger.com