Thursday, April 16, 2015

Happy Birthday Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict was toasting a group of Bavarians in the Vatican gardens accompanied by his older brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, and his longtime private secretary as part of his birthday celebration today.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Benedict's honor this morning, saying he hopes God "supports him and gives him much joy and happiness."

"The emeritus pope thinks about death and is preparing for his death," saind Benedict's secretary, Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, "It's a Christian art, because preparing for one's death means preparing to meet God."

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