{"id":533475,"date":"2023-01-01T17:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T14:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pope-francis-prays-for-pope-benedicts-passage-to-heaven\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T14:19:08","slug":"pope-francis-prays-for-pope-benedicts-passage-to-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-prays-for-pope-benedicts-passage-to-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pope Francis prays for Pope Benedict&#8217;s &#8216;passage&#8217; to heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81b14a847\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81b14a847\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-prays-for-pope-benedicts-passage-to-heaven\/#%E2%80%9CPope_Francis_prays_for_Pope_Benedicts_%E2%80%98passage_to_heaven%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pope Francis prays for Pope Benedict&#8217;s &#8216;passage&#8217; to heaven&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPope_Francis_prays_for_Pope_Benedicts_%E2%80%98passage_to_heaven%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pope Francis prays for Pope Benedict&#8217;s &#8216;passage&#8217; to heaven&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Pope Francis rang in 2023 with prayers for his late predecessor at a special New Year\u2019s Day mass.<\/p>\n<p>Francis delivered the prayers during his homily at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, where Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI\u2019s will lie in state for three days beginning on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Benedict, 95, died in retirement on New Year\u2019s Eve at the Vatican, after becoming the first pope in some six centuries to step down from the papacy in 2013. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we entrust to our Blessed Mother our beloved Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, so that she may accompany him in his passage from this world to God,\u201d Francis said.<\/p>\n<p>The 86-year-old pope will preside over Benedict\u2019s funeral mass at the basilica on Thursday \u2014 a rare spectacle because the death of a pope usually kickstarts the process of choosing a new church leader in a papal conclave. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-40.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Francis addresses his flock from a wheelchair at mass\" class=\"wp-image-25202405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-40.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-40.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-40.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pope Francis will preside over Benedict\u2019s funeral mass Thursday, marking an unprecedented event in modern times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-benedict-230101-42.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The dead late pope is seen resting\" class=\"wp-image-25202403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-benedict-230101-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-benedict-230101-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-benedict-230101-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is laid out in state Sunday in the chapel of the monastery \u2018Mater Ecclesiae\u2019 where he mostly lived after retiring in 2013.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francis arrived at mass in a wheelchair as he gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>led with knee pain. The pontiff appeared weary a day after mourning Benedict at his monastery following his death.<\/p>\n<p>The pope had grieved for \u201cquite some time\u201d at Benedict\u2019s home, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-38.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square,.\" class=\"wp-image-25202586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-38.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-38.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pope-nyd-230101-38.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter\u2019s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francis had applauded Benedict\u2019s 2013 retirement due to frailty, and has said he would also consider the rare papal maneuver for himself.<\/p>\n<p>The first mass of the year in Vatican City was celebrated by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the country\u2019s secretary of state. It\u2019s theme was hope and peace, per Catholic church tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning of this year, we need hope, just as the Earth needs rain,\u201d Francis said during his homily as he decried the Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine and prayed for its victims.<\/p>\n<p><em>With AP wires<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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