Benedict Won T News Today

>> reporter: he filled stadiums but he was always a bookworm, more comfortable writing. many are now calling for a more dynamic pope. thanks to the first papal retirement in six centuries, cardinals might be willing to choose a younger successor. >> the cardinals are going to have to weigh experience and the need for a certain level of energy. >> reporter: what looked like a divine sign, lightning hitting st. pauls cathedral. benedict wont choose his successor, but his hand-picked cardinals will...

But he was always a bookworm, more comfortable writing. many are now calling for a more dynamic pope. thanks to the first papal retirement in six centuries, cardinals might be willing to choose a younger successor. >> the cardinals are going to have to weigh experience and the need for a certain level of energy. >> reporter: what looked like a divine sign, lightning hitting st. pauls cathedral. benedict wont choose his successor, but his hand-picked cardinals will. theyre expected to continue th...