Is This a Sign from God?

Just 24 hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would resign on Feb. 28, lightning struck St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the Catholic Church’s center in Rome.
Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo, director of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, said from Vatican City that he witnessed the phenomenon and considers it a sign from God.
"I think that God Himself was saying to us, ‘These are going to be exciting times for the Church. I am with you, I am present with you, and do not be afraid to go forward and make the right and the best decision for the Church, and indeed, for the world,’" Figueiredo told CBS News.