Pope Benedict XVI to make first appearance since resignation shock

PTI : Vatican City, Wed Feb 13 2013, 14:05 hrs

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His decision was seen by some as a bid to avoid the fate of Benedict's predecessor John Paul II, whose drawn-out and debilitating illness was played out on the world's stage.

The Vatican has insisted the pontiff suffers from nothing worse than arthritis and old age. After Ash Wednesday Benedict will hold another general audience and recite the Angelus twice from his apartment window on St. Peter's Square before retiring to a secluded monastery, the Vatican added.

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