Former Pope Benedict Is Preparing For His Death
Duration: 00:32s - Published: 1 hour ago< > Embed Pope Paul VI Pope Benedict XVI Pope John Paul II Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI issued a rare public letter to the press, his first since leaving the papacy. Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera sent a letter to Benedict, asking the former Pope how he was. His reply? "I can only say that in the slow waning of my physical forces, inwardly I am on a pilgrimage toward Home." The 90-year-old former Pontiff has been living quietly at the Vatican since his surprise resignation as Pope in 2013..

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Former Pope Benedict Is Preparing For His Death