Canon Law clearly demonstrates that POPE Benedict's renunciation of ministry cannot be sustained as a renunciation of munus, because in canon 40 it is clearly said that the munus is that which is executed in an administrative act, and in canon 41 the execution is called ministry!
Hence Cardinal Sodano, as Dean of the College of Cardinals, violated canon 41 in calling a Conclave in Feb 2012, because both canons 40 and 41 make it quite clear that Benedict's renunciation was invalid to effect a loss of munus for renouncing the ministerium, as per canon 188.
Because, in doubt, the validity of the renunciation is NOT to be presumed, just as, in doubt about a previous law, its revocation is not to be presumed *cf canon 21* -- But Sodano presumed the validity. Ergo, the entire claim of Bergoglio is based on a presumption!
On this account, when anyone says, BUT BERGOGLIO IS THE POPE, you should recognize and respond, that their assertion is merely a CANONICAL PRESUMPTION which is erroneous and invalid as per canons 21, 40 and 41.
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