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Priest gives local standpoint on pope's resignation

Updated: Monday, 11 Feb 2013, 1:56 PM EST
Published : Monday, 11 Feb 2013, 1:33 PM EST

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation surprised the world. Now, a local priest gives us his feedback on the matter.

We have a large Catholic population in this area, so to find out what the news means for people here, Father Patrick Baikauskas of St. Thomas Aquinas in Lafayette joined us for News 18 at Noon.

Watch our video to see what he had to say on the matter.

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