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What next for the Vatican? Emory program to explore pope’s resignation

By Shelia Poole
Feb 25, 2013

What will Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation mean for the Catholic church?

What is his legacy? Who will be the next pope?

These and other questions will be tackled during a panel discussion at Emory University, sponsored by the Aquinas Center of Theology and the Candler School of Theology. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in room 252 at the Candler school.

Scheduled speakers are Cory Andrew Labrecque, a Catholic ethicist and the Raymond F. Schinazi Scholar in Bioethics and Religious Thought at Emory’ Center for Ethics; Steffen Lösel, an associate professor in systematic theology at Candler; and Phillip M. Thompson, executive directo of the Aquinas Center of Theology.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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