Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dies At Age 95π

Lights out for the retired Pope Benedict XVl. They say if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything. That’s where I’m at with the news of Pope Benedict XVI's death. Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican where he passed away at 09:34 (08:34 GMT) on Saturday. His successor Pope Francis will lead the funeral on 5 January. The Vatican said the body of Pope Emeritus will be placed in St Peter's Basilica from 2 January for "the greeting of the faithful". Bells rang out from Munich cathedral and a single bell was heard ringing from St Peter's Square in Rome after the death was announced. Source: This is how the private ritual for the closing of Pope Benedict X