At the age of 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery of the Vatican, he died on Pope emeritus Benedict XVI confirmed today the Holy See through a statement.
Was the first pontiff in resigning from his position when experiencing one of the worst crises in the Church, who first commented on the seriousness of his health was he was the Pope Francisco.
“I make it known that the Pope emeritus Benedict XVI He passed away at 9:34 a.m. in the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery” the message sent from the Vatican in six languages.
Their health worsened since Wednesday, December 28, when his successor acknowledged to the public the seriousness of his health and asked for “a special prayer” from the faithful who attended his general audience.
As of yesterday from the Holy See they assured that he was stable and had managed to spend the night well, he even attended a mass celebrated in his room.
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