A Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI
German - Priest
Born: April 16, 1927

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