While it was thought that it would not be so imminent, now is the day that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo as archbishop of Seville.
The announcement was made archbishop himself during a hearing that is taking place at this time to the media in the classroom Archbishop Antonio DomÃnguez Valverde of Seville.
Cardinal Amigo is accompanied at this hearing by the Coadjutor Archbishop, Msgr. Juan Jose Asenjo Pelegrina.