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Saturday, 17 March 2012
Benedict XVI turns 85, One month from today.
One
month from today, Benedict XVI will turn 85. He's now the oldest pope in the
last 109 years, since Leo XIII died in 1903 at 93, and will shortly become one
of only six popes in the last 500 years to reign past the age of 85. That list
includes three pontiffs (Pius IX, Innocent XII and Clement X) who died within a
year of turning 85, so if Benedict's basic stability holds up, he'll surpass
them in 2013.
As
the saying goes, German machinery is built to last long!
By
itself, Benedict's advanced age probably would invite speculation about what
comes next, even though there's no indication of a health crisis. This is,
after all, a pontiff who departs next week for a six-day trip to Mexico and
Cuba. Yet it's not just a birthday that has people thinking about succession.
There's also a mounting perception that for all of Benedict's brilliance as a
teacher.
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