This secret meeting choice Pope Benedict xvi successor may start earlier than expected, so that the Roman Catholic church of a new leader in the middle of march, the Vatican said Saturday.
Distance has a long history of the Pope's resignation less than two weeks, the Vatican also again, the Pope is the church in the face of a difficult time don't give up, and urged believers believe in god and next the Pope.
Five days later, Benedict xvi announced his resignation in Latin America a small group of cardinal, the Vatican is still in the spirit and bureaucratic shock state, groping for the way to deal with, at least six hundred years without precedent case.
Under the 80 - year - old about 117 cardinal will be qualified to enter the mysterious secret meetings, election Benedict xvi successor. The secret of the church said after the meeting 15 - twenty days between, the Pope's position periods, it will be in 2 months and days.
However, because the church is now announced his resignation, not sudden death processing, the Vatican spokesman LongBaDi said, the Vatican will "interpretation" law, see if it can start early.
The cardinals in all over the world have started through the telephone and E-mail of informal consultation to establish a file of man, they think will be the most suitable for leading the church in a continuous crisis.
The Vatican seems to be in a new Pope's election and installation official ceremony in the solemn palm Sunday (before Easter Sunday) on March 24th before, so he can host Easter holy week service.
The 85 - year - old Benedict xvi in normal circumstances, a Saturday may, considering the rest of his plan in public, can now be numbered.
The Vatican has been painstakingly stressed that the Pope leave completely because reduce mental and physical strength and the Pope is certain, this is should do, won't hurt the church.
"Lombardi said:" Benedict xvi did not give up our in times of difficulty, in his weekly editing the Vatican radio station. "With confidence, he invited the church the spirit of trust in the new successor st.peter's."
Health deterioration
Pope Benedict xvi priest sexual abuse of children in Europe and the United States, most of them in the office, but his time in it, before the crisis the shock.
His rule also saw Muslim anger, he compared the islamic violence. Jewish holocaust denied that his recovery uneasy. His butler in a scandal church business contacts, was convicted of reveal their private documents.
At the same time, the new details appear in Saturday's Benedict xvi health state, in a few months ago, his shocking decision.
Peter lee, a German reporter wrote a book, the Pope Benedict has resigned in 2010 for the first time the possibility of visited him again about ten weeks ago, ask what can be expected, from his Pope.
According to the published in German magazine "focus excepts, the Pope said:" from I don't from me, I am an old man, strength ebb tide, I think what I do is enough. "
When asked whether he is thinking of quitting the job, the Pope said: "it depends on how much my body will force me".
Lee said he was shocked to the Pope's health.
"His hearing have been worse. He can't see his left eye, his body has become very thin, hard to keep up with the new clothes that fit you tailor... I have never seen him out, so wear down."
Keep to his schedule, Benedict xvi met with a group of Italian episcopate and Guatemala President on Saturday morning and afternoon accept guard Italian prime minister Mario on the farewell briant audience.
Briant, a devout Catholic, in next week's election leading udc, but the Vatican said, sendoff meeting has nothing to do vote.
Last Sunday, the Pope will hold his habit at noon, blessing from his window, overlooking st.peter's square before before entering the scheduled, a week-long lenten spiritual retreat. He will be from February 23,.
Then, he will say a prayer on Sunday at noon on February 24, held on February 27, the general audience. The second day, he will be in the helicopter on-the-job Doyle fort husband, south Pope summer resort, flying into the history books.



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