INQUIRER.net: Pope prepares historic meet with predecessor Benedict XVI

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Pope prepares historic meet with predecessor Benedict XVI Mar 23rd 2013, 01:42 VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis prepared to go face to face with his predecessor Benedict XVI on Saturday in a historic meeting between two men with very different styles but important core similarities.   The Argentine pope was expected to take a helicopter from the Vatican landing at around 1115 GMT at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo near Rome where the "pope emeritus" has been living since his resignation last month.   The meeting between a pope and a former pope is believed to be a first for the Catholic Church as Latin America's first pontiff embarks on a papacy fraught with challenges that sometimes overshadowed Benedict's reign.   Benedict h... Keep on reading: Pope prepares historic meet with predecessor Benedict XVI Media files: Pope-Francis-1-705x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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