Was Benedict XVI right to abdicate? While there is no doubt as to the validity of his resignation, was it God's will? More than three years after the fact, in light of his own recent explanation of his decision, it is not clear that it was the will of the Holy Spirit.
Last Testament, Ratzinger/Benedict's latest book with Peter Seewald, his interlocutor in three previous interview books, has already been reviewed by our editor Luke Coppen. There is much to recommend it - an excellent gift for Christmas and I expect I will return to it again in these pages. Yet the most important part of the book is Benedict's explanation of his abdication in February 2013.
