Benedict XVI will be 'pope emeritus'
After he steps down,
Pope Benedict XVI will be referred to as pope emeritus or Roman pontiff
emeritus, the Vatican announced Tuesday.
Vatican spokesman
Father Federico Lombardi said the 85-year-old German-born pontiff will continue
to be addressed as "Your Holiness" following his resignation
Thursday, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Lombardi confirmed
Benedict's ring of office as pope will be destroyed following Vatican
tradition.
He said Benedict XVI
would continue to wear the simple, white papal cassock and use shoes given to
him by Mexican cobblers during a visit last year.
"The pope really
liked the gift of the shoes made for him by the artisans of Leon, Mexico, and
he will continue to use them," Lombardi said.
He said Pope
Benedict's personal notes will remain with him but documents regarding the government
of the Catholic Church "will go to the competent archives."
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