Second German theologian calls for Pope top resign

But one thing Hermann Häring does not declare is that he is a former pupil and colleague, of the first one Hans Küng.

Further, Pope Benedict has badly damaged the trustworthiness of the Catholic Church, said Winfried Kretschmann, faction chairman of the Bad Württemberg Green Party (of all the political parties across Europe, the Greens are utterly anti-clerical and anti-Church) and member of the Central Committee of German Catholics.