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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI

Pope emeritus Benedict final 'pilgrimage'

February 07, 2018 | 09:15 p.m EDT

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI

ROME: Pope emeritus Benedict XVI hinted yesterday that is is nearing death and ready for his final "pilgrimage" at the age of 90. "In the slow decline of my physical strength, internally, I am on a pilgrimage to the House (of the Lord)", Joseph Ratzinger wrote in a letter published in the Corriere della Sera daily, which had told him many readers were concerned about his health.

The former pope, who will turn 91 in April, said he was moved that "so many readers want to know how this last period of his life is going". "It is a great grace for me to be surrounded, in this last point of a sometimes tiring path, with affection and kindness that I would not have imagined," Benedict added. - AFP

February 07, 2018 09:15 PM

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