Two popes Francis and Benedict meet in Christmas greeting inside Vatican City
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[QUOTE]POPE Francis has visited his predecessor Benedict XVI for a Christmas greeting, as the pontiff prepares to celebrate his first Christmas as pope.
Francis met with the 86-year-old Benedict on Monday in a former monastery building on a hill inside the Vatican City walls where the pope emeritus has taken up residence following his historic resignation earlier this year.
The two men could be seen praying side by side in a chapel inside the residence and chatting amicably on white sofas with a Christmas garland in front of them in photographs released by the Vatican press service.
Both were dressed in the white cassocks used by popes.
Francis came to "give his best wishes for the Christmas celebrations", the Vatican said in a statement.
The 77-year-old pope earlier on Monday compared the Catholic Church to an expectant mother during a homily at one of his daily masses in the residence where he has been staying since his election by fellow cardinals in March.
"Like the Virgin Mary, the Church this week is expecting a birth," Francis said.[/QUOTE]
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Not often is one pope actually alive to meet the one who succeeds him. Kinda cool
so like what did they eat and drink.?
[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;43290120]so like what did they eat and drink.?[/QUOTE]
flesh and blood of a dead jew, you know, normal stuff
Did they play chess: pope edition?
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[QUOTE=Lonestriper;43290153]flesh and blood of a dead jew, you know, normal stuff[/QUOTE]
That's so metal.
it's like darth sidious meeting obi wan
It's weird seeing him now dressed in the simple white garb. Almost like he's realized the errors of his ways and turned back from the dark side.
i'm still waiting for the reboot with the cgi dead popes in the background.
Was expecting more lightning being flung at each other.
I wonder how many alterboys they went through
#twinning
I don't know if I can handle so much pope.
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[I]Take your father's place at my side[/I]
Great Scott! It's a paradox! Two popes cannot meet, the universe could be destroyed!
Well this something hearwarming to see
2 Popes 1 Chistmas
P Benny and P Frank chillin.
Something really touches me about the comparisons of the papacy to star wars :v: