VATICAN CITY
9 News
Pope Benedict XVI will have the official title of “pontiff emeritus” after he resigns on Thursday – the first leader of the Catholic Church to do so since the Middle Ages, the Vatican says.
Benedict can still be addressed as “Your Holiness Benedict XVI” and will have the title of “Roman Pontiff Emeritus”, spokesman Federico Lombardi told the Vatican press corps on Tuesday.
Benedict can also still wear a white cassock normally reserved only for pontiffs and will continue using the shoes given to him by artisans in Mexico during a trip last year, Lombardi said.
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