Benedict joins Francis at cardinals ceremony

IMG class=hide alt=”Benedict joins Francis at cardinals ceremony” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-a1b8e03424fccc8c2bfad24fd2a0a124.jpg” (see previous). P(ANSA) – Vatican City, February 22 – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI joined Pope Francis as 18 cardinals were appointed Saturday – the first time two popes have been present at a public ceremony in St Peter’s./PPFrancis walked down the nave to embrace his predecessor, who shocked the world last February by becoming the first pope in 700 years to abdicate./PPFrancis was to have named 19 cardinals but one, 98-year-old Archbishop Loris Capovilla, former secretary to the late pope John XXIII, was absent because of age-related frailty./PPThe pope gave the cardinals their red caps signifying their willingness to die for the Catholic Church, telling them “the Church needs your courage”./PPhttp://popefrancisnewsapp.com/ /P
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