Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is \u0022very sick,\u0022 his successor Pope Francis said.
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Francis, who visited the former pontiff shortly after his general audience, has often praised Benedict, saying it was like having a grandfather in a home. But the presence of two men dressed in white in the Vatican has at times been troublesome.Article content One of the latest known photographs of Benedict was taken on Dec. 1, when he met the winners of a prize for theologians named after him. He was seated and looked exceptionally weak.
He formally stepped down on Feb. 28 that year, moving temporarily to the papal summer residence south of Rome while cardinals from around the world came to Rome to choose his successor.Francis, the first pope from Latin America, was elected to succeed him on March 13, 2013.
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