Germans surprised by pope's resignationTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video02/11/2013February 11, 2013Benedict XIV's announcement he'll be stepping down this month as pope came as a shock to people in his home country, Germany. The German government quickly expressed its respect for the resigning pontiff's work.https://p.dw.com/p/17cB6Advertisement