Papal ring to be destroyed after Benedict steps down
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February 14, 2013, Thursday
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HIS papal ring will be destroyed, along with other powerful emblems of authority, just as they are after a pope's death, and the retiring Pope Benedict XVI will live in a monastery on the edge of the Vatican gardens and likely even give up his beloved theological writing.
With speculation swirling about his future role, the Vatican's chief spokesman stressed that Benedict will not influence the election of his successor.
"The pope will surely say absolutely nothing about the process of the election," the Reverend Federico Lombardi told reporters. "He will not interfere in any way."
Lombardi deepened the sense of finality by saying that, after his February 28 abdication, "objects strictly connected" with the papal ministry will be "terminated." Among these is the papal ring, used as a seal, which is smashed upon a pope's death.
With speculation swirling about his future role, the Vatican's chief spokesman stressed that Benedict will not influence the election of his successor.
"The pope will surely say absolutely nothing about the process of the election," the Reverend Federico Lombardi told reporters. "He will not interfere in any way."
Lombardi deepened the sense of finality by saying that, after his February 28 abdication, "objects strictly connected" with the papal ministry will be "terminated." Among these is the papal ring, used as a seal, which is smashed upon a pope's death.
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