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Vatican reveals outgoing Pope Benedict XVI has had pacemaker for years
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:51
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THE Vatican has acknowledged for the first time that Pope Benedict XVI has had a pacemaker for years and that its battery was replaced a few months ago in secret.
Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said Benedict had the pacemaker installed “a long time” before he became pope in 2005. He called the latest medical procedure “routine”.
It was the first time the Vatican has mentioned a papal pacemaker.
Italian daily Il Sole 24 said the Pope had the pacemaker procedure less than three months ago in a Rome hospital and did not miss any public appearances.
http://www.news.com.au/world/pope-in-sho…6575738886
2013-02-12 06:46:30
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Pacemaker or not, Pope Benedict has been a great pontiff who I respect, love and pray for every day.