Exile: There is growing evidence that several cardinals do not want Benedict XVI to live in an apartment block inside the walls of the Vatican The Pope is under pressure to go into exile from Rome after he retires so that he does not interfere with the work of his successor, senior Roman Catholic sources indicated yesterday. There is growing evidence that several cardinals are anxious that Benedict XVI should not carry through his plan to live in an apartment block inside the walls of the Vatican. They fear the close presence of a retired Pope will create difficulties for the new man who will take over the Papacy this spring.
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Fears a close presence of a retired Pope will create difficulties for the new man who takes over this spring
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Vatican gripped with rumours of faction fighting as candidates jostle for position
The suggestion that Benedict should be effectively evicted from his planned retreat and dismissed from Rome came just two days after the @placeholder’s sudden announcement of his resignation threw the church’s leadership into turmoil.