17:07 Leave the Vatican by helicopter, the bells of St. Peter
Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican. His helicopter was lifted from the ground shortly before 17:05 in the direction of Castel Gandolfo, where tonight at 20 will decay to the Roman Pontiff. The bells of St. Peter.
Heliport, the Pope has taken leave from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean and Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo. The Pope raised his hands for a last goodbye in the direction of people who greeted him from afar.
The arrival in Castel Gandolfo is scheduled for 17.15. The Pope travels on a helicopter of the Italian Republic. With him Msgr. Georg Gaenswein, personal secretary, and Msgr. Leonardo Sapienza. The Vatican Television Center sends a second helicopter pictures of the trip.
17:05 THE LAST TWEET: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND YOUR SUPPORT
Leave San Damaso courtyard 17:00
Benedict XVI left the car in the courtyard of San Damaso, accompanied by Monsignor George, go to the heliport to take off alal time of Castel Gandolfo.
16:56 salute to Vallini and Comastri
Departure of the Pope, before leaving to go to the Vatican and Castel Gandolfo, Benedict XVI was greeted by the Cardinal Vicar of Rome Agostino Vallini and vicar for Vatican City card. Angelo Comastri
16:40 The Pope is leaving the Apostolic Palace
In the Apostolic Palace, the San Damaso courtyard is crowded with cardinals, bishops, priests, nuns, all employees Vatican. The Swiss Guard is ready for the guard of honor. The blue car that will bring Benedict XVI to the heliport near the Vatican, five minutes away, in place.
Under the timetable prepared by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, at 16.55 the Pope leaves the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace took leave by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and the rest of the Curia. Benedict XVI will then drive Vatican heliport, where you will be greeted by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean. The helicopter is expected to start shortly after 17 o’clock, the arrival at the heliport of Castel Gandolfo quarter of an hour later. To receive it, the Cardinal President of the Governorate Vatican Bertello Joseph, the secretary Archbishop Giuseppe Sciacca, the bishop of Albano Semeraro, the Director of the Pontifical Villas Petrillo, the mayor and the parish of Castel Gandolfo. 17.30 Finally, the leave of the faithful with a last, short-arm salute from the balcony. Benedict XVI then disappear. To 20 will not be more Pope
16:39 Castel Gandolfo papal dropped the cloth on the balcony from which the Pope will look
The drape with papal papal coat of arms has been lowered on the balcony of the Apostolic Palace from which Benedict XVI will look for his last respects to Pope directed to the faithful. His arrival is around 17.30, after the helicopter takes off at 17 from the Vatican heliport land of the Villas in Vatican territory between Albano and Castel Gandolfo. Here you will be welcomed by the archbishop Monsignor Marcello Semeraro of Albano, the parish priest Don Pietro Beloved of Castel Gandolfo, the mayor Milvia Monachesi and the Director of the Pontifical Villas Saverio Petrillo. So, the procession will go to the time of the Apostolic Palace, in Freedom Square, in the heart of the historic town of Castelli Romani. In the meantime, the Rosary will be recited five tracks and will be read with the reflections of Pope Benedict XVI, whose arrival will be greeted with the sound of bells.
16:27 Cardinal Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, “Church ready for a non-European Pope”
The world is “ready” to see rise to the throne of Peter, an African or Latin America, but the origin is a geographical criterion “secondary”: what the Church needs is a Pope “holy” able to “reform” and “solid when the storm rages.” Sustains the archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin, interviewed on the eve of farewell officer Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy.
“The Church is in great need of samples of the reformers – says the Cardinal – and, as Benedict XVI pointed out to World Youth Day in Cologne, only the saints reforming the world.” The “mission” of the new Pope will be twofold, according Barbarin, “the first being the rock of unity, then” confirm his brethren in the faith “, becoming one hand” servant “and the other helmsman” when the boat Church is shaken, which happens frequently. ”
15:56 Castelgandolfo pending
“These are exciting times that special call of anxious waiting.” With this state of mind Don Pietro Beloved, pastor of Castel Gandolfo, waiting for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, who will spend his last hours here by Pope and the first by Pope emeritus. “He will remain with us for at least three months – says Fr Peter-agency Adnkronos because the restoration of the monastery Vatican will require a little more time than expected.”
Fr Peter continues: “This event is affecting us all. Our community will wait for the arrival of the Pope praying the Rosary in the square and then lighting the torches. It will be a very special day for both the community and personally. I was lucky enough in two years to keep up very close, I met 12 times, I had lunch and dinner with him and I had the occasion to dwell beyond the official appointments. Think that tonight will not be confessed-Pope-is really distressing. But I sympathize with him, knowing him well, I knew I made a choice that is an act of love for the Church and an act of government to the Vatican. ”
Would stress the parish of Castel Gandolfo: “His is by no means an escape. My faithful, initially, did not understand well this decision, but then we talked about it and now I believe that they also share the choice he made, even if someone is still lost, I can not deny it. ”
15:38 Dead French cardinal Honoré
He died this morning the French cardinal Jean Honoré, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours: was 92 years. Benedict XVI expressed his profound message in a condolence for the death of a pastor – he said – that “served with dedication the Church”, recalling especially his “desire to proclaim the gospel to all the world” and its passionate work for the preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
15:32 Napolitano’s article in L’Osservatore Romano
In the meeting last Saturday in the Vatican, “we were able to verify a genuine commonality of concerns and views on the facts of Europe and the world.” Writes the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano in L’Osservatore Romano.
14:40 A Castel Gandolfo, the Pope will speak off the cuff. The Pope, at about 17.30, in his last farewell to Castel Gandolfo improvise ‘the greeting, “speak off the cuff.” The spokesman said the Vatican press office Father Federico Lombardi.
14:05 Arrival of Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo to 17.30. The Conclave still uncertain how many of the cardinals present. Especially because there are some sick cardinals.
At 13:50 the last 17 incoming tweets Benedict XVI. During the vacancy the account Pontifex is stopped, pending the decision of the successor of Ratzinger.
13:49 CTV and Telepace follow live
Tonight at 20, at the end of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, there will be “closing the door to Castel Gandolfo,” while at the Vatican “will be boarded up to the apartment of the Pope and the elevator that takes you directly to the apartment, nothing I understand. ” He said Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, in the press briefing, explaining that the event of Castel Gandolfo, there will be live images of the CTV
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Until now accredited operators are 3641 of 968 tested 24 different languages and 61 countries. Print 336 – 156 Photographers – TV 2470 – Radio 231 – Web 115. Father Lombardi has confirmed a visit to the Sistine Chapel before the Conclave, the news about the general congregations in the Synod that will be new and the Mass Pro Eligendo.
13:19 Coccopalmerio Cardinal hopes pope a Latin American
“In my opinion, it is time to look outside Italy and Europe, and in particular to consider Latin America.” Thus Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts on the nationality of the next pope in an interview allll’agenzia Ansa.
13:10 emotion of the cardinals “eligible candidates”
At the end of the brief farewell speech of the Pope, the 144 cardinals present today in the Vatican, are paraded one by one in front of Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger. He has betrayed particular predilections, the elderly Pontiff who resigned in replying to the phrases of greeting and gratitude that the cardinals were whispering.
Only with Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz was he who spoke first, perhaps to raise the historical secretary of John Paul II from the embarrassment of some phrase “by Senator fled,” and then promptly denied, on the “down from the Cross” of a Pope that waiver.
A snatch more than a smile to Pope Benedict was instead the Philippine Luis Antonio Tagle, who wept at the consistory of 24 November, on receiving the cap, and that the Pope had to console.
Cardinal Tagle, the average damage of the possible papabili whispered in the ear of the Pope resigned along, ripping then a good laugh. To make him smile with an expression of gratitude is also managed the Austrian Cardinal Christopher Schoenborn, his student in theology and supporter nelal fight
Smiling but the Pope has been good to all, responding with grace and attention to each, Scola for example, was to interview a few moments more than others. The president of the CEI, Angelo Bagnasco, who greeted him, the Pope resigning responded affettuosanente patting his arm.
The department heads Sandri and Piacenza (perhaps wrongly considered respectively the heirs of Sodano and Bertone) were held less, although in the few seconds they spoke quickly, as if they had something important to say to the Pope astonished Almost two most likely candidates accredited overseas, the Brazilian Odilo Scherer and American Sean O’Malley, Schoenborn sample with the fight against pedophilia and very popular in Latin America for the great work done in the United States in support of Latinos. The most excited of all, however, was certainly Marc Ouellet, the Canadian Sulpician religious called two years ago to lead the Congregation for Bishops. Ratzinger also very manner, he bowed gracefully and without a word went away almost immediately.
13. 00 The latest appointments Ratzinger
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Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Xuan Loc (in Vietnam), Msgr. Joseph Dinh Duc Dao, now rector of the major seminary of the diocese, assigning him the titular see of Gadiaufala.
In addition, the Pope accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Villa Maria (Argentina), presented by Msgr. José Angel Rivai and appointed bishop, in the same diocese, rev.do Samuel Jofré, the clergy of the archdiocese of Cordoba, now parish priest of the Holy Christ in Cordoba.
12. 53 The waiver by Benedict XVI in the Vatican post office stamp
On the occasion of the renunciation of the throne of Peter by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican Post Office – a note of the governorate of Vatican City – will put into use a special cancellation in which is depicted the Pope and the dome of the Basilica of San Peter. In detail, sull’annullo is written “Benedictus p.XVI renunziat Petrine ministry.”
Then on the occasion of the vacant, practically tonight after 20, the Vatican Post Office will carry out a further special postal cancellation in connection with the issue of the stamp series MMXIII `vacant ‘.
12.30 The ringrazimento of the Chinese Church to the Pope
“There will never forget” This is what he wrote in a letter to a group of members of the clergy and faithful Chinese remember all the speeches of Pope Benedict XVI’s proximity to China and its people, even though “many of us have not had the opportunity to visit you personally and you have not had a chance to visit the land of China. ”
Speaking of the renunciation of the pope as “shocking and sad news,” they point out that the Pope had “paid particular attention to China and reserved a special place in his heart for the Catholic Church in China. Sought to promote dialogue and alleviate the cross we bear. ” Citing many of the occasions when the Pope sent greetings, friendly greetings and messages to the Chinese people faithful to the Pope asking forgiveness for their “weaknesses and limitations” and for “disappointment that we can have you done”
12:11 After the greetings, the Pope retires
It is finished greeting the Cardinals to Pope Benedict XVI, who has left the Clementine Hall
11. 45 Cardinal Tagle draws a smile to Benedict XVI
A particularly friendly and smiling during the greeting to the Cardinals in the Vatican, was the handshake benedict XVI with Cardinal Philippine Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila young (55 years old), credited among the “eligible candidates”. Tagle was in fact approached the Pope to tell him something softly to the ear, after that the cardinal, the Pope broke out in laughter.
11. 40 On the day of farewell to the German press, praise, criticism and melancholy
The German press alternating praise and criticism for the step back illustrious compatriot. “We have been Pope for 2872 days,” headline sadly Bild: “Our Pope Benedict is no longer an era is over.”
The Rheinische Post Duesseldorf emphasizes modesty and style of Pope Ratzinger: “If this is the renunciation of that crown the year of his pontificate. the Pope did eventually fine. The weeds that grow among the wheat of the universal Church could not tear. The will was there, but I lacked the strength. “