POPE BENEDICT XVI WILL HAVE’
PONTIFF EMERITUS
Pope Benedict XVI will have the official title of
"pontiff emeritus" after he resigns on Thursday ,28th
Feb,2013,the first leader of the Catholic Church to do so since the Middle
Ages, the Vatican said.Benedict can still be addressed as "Your Holiness
Benedict XVI" and will have the title of "Roman Pontiff
Emeritus", spokesman Federico Lombardi told the Vatican press corps .Benedict
can also still wear a white cassock normally reserved only for pontiffs and
will continue using the shoes given to him by artisans in Mexico during a trip
last year, Lombardi said.
The Vatican spokesman also said a series of meetings of
cardinals to settle on a date for the start of a conclave to elect Benedict's
successor could start on Monday, March 4.Lombardi said the pope had already
sorted between the official documents from his papacy that will remain in the
Vatican and personal notes that he will take with him into retirement.Benedict
holds a final general audience in St Peter's Square tomorrow before he
officially steps down on Thursday.
Prof. John Kurakar
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