‘A simple pilgrim’

Benedict resigns papacy

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful Thursday from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where he will spend his first post-Vatican days and where he made his last public blessing as pope.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy—As bells tolled and the clock struck 8, the brass-studded wooden doors swung shut Thursday at this palace in the Italian hills, marking an end to Benedict XVI’s papacy and the start of his final journey as a “simple pilgrim.”

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Published: 03/01/2013