The hoopla surrounding the Pope's prospective abdication is surreal to me. I'm not Catholic, so to many I have no say in the matter and shouldn't write anything on this matter. I'll try to be respectful, but if you feel that way, you probably should click the back button now.
For some reason; the Catholic Church believes they have a right to intrude on my spiritual beliefs, my life, my country's laws and I object to the Catholic Church or any religion pushing their dogma into my country's rule of law. I would be happy to ignore the Catholic Church if only they would ignore me. All is well with my soul, leave me alone.