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when he became the first pope to resign and almost 600 years. he cited a quote, lack of strength of mind and body as his reason for stepping down. benedict was born in germany and grew up as the regime was gaining power. after the war. he turned to theological studies and eventually became a professor in 1951. he was ordained as a priest. as work in theology attracted the attention of the archbishop. who asked him to serve his expert assistance at the second vatican council in the sixties , and then in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich . three months later, he became cardin...

That's a question mark that we will. we'll find out pretty soon i've already seen believe it or not that the vatican has already said the body will be brought on monday into st peter's basilica for public veneration, public prayers. they have not announced the schedule for the funeral mass. but uh, pope francis, as you may know, our listeners maybe are aware has been using a wheelchair in the past few months because of his aggravated need and back problems. so he lately pope francis has not been the principal celebrant at masses in st peter's. he's had a cardinal celebrating mass and he was pr...