Friday, February 22, 2013

Fascinating portrait as to why the Holy Father stepped down.... Special Report: The loneliness of the short distance pope | Reuters

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square, at the Vatican in this October 24, 2012 file photo. REUTERS-Giampiero Sposito-Files




Special Report: The loneliness of the short distance pope | Reuters: "Reuters) - In Havana last March, when Pope Benedict sat down with Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader jocularly asked his fellow octogenarian: "What does a pope do?"

Benedict proceeded to tell Castro, who had stepped down as president in 2008 for health reasons and had to be helped to walk into the room, about his duties as leader of the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic Church."

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