Some say it is very brave of him that he could make that decision. If he realizes he can't pull it off any longer, he can better end his term in beauty. I remember his predecessor who in the end was just hanging in his chair and died after a very l long time.
Interesting enough though on the day (merely hours later) he announced his resignation the St. Peters Basilica gets struck by lightning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZL0Z2nV3cUIs this the power of the Divine or coincidence?
I think the poison that was used was applied to this knife, passed to the mutton when it was cut and then activated by the wine. - MacGyver.
Sometimes you just have to die a little inside to be reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version of you.
It's better to be a little sad than to be fake content.