what public figure's retirement did german Bishop Karl Lehmann dare to suggest, in 2000?

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"John Paul is 79 years old, and this week speculation grew that someday he might resign. Bishop Karl Lehmann, head of the Catholic bishops in Germany, said if the pope felt he could no longer lead the church, Bishop Lehmann thought he would have the courage to step down. That was misinterpreted in some of the Italian press as a call for the pope's resignation, which led to denials all around, but which also raised the whole idea of papal resignation."

"Papal Resignation", Perspectives, Religion News, PBS, January 14, 2000 : http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week320/perspectives.html

Pope John Paul II certainly didn't take it as a call for resignation, as a year later, on 2001-01-28, he appointed him Cardinal.

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Vatican Decries Talk Of Papal Retirement
Remarks by German Bishop Ignited Furor
By Sarah Delaney
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, January 11, 2000; Page A12

ROME, Jan. 10—A comment by a leading German bishop raising the possibility that Pope John Paul II could retire because of ill health touched off a furor today as Vatican prelates and much of the Italian media quickly expressed their support for the ailing pontiff and praised his tenacity.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-01/11/076r-011100-idx.html

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