Pope says he cannot do job alone
Pope Benedict XVI said on the first anniversary of his election as Pontiff today that he could not do the job alone, and asked for continued prayers to be the “gentle and firm” pastor of the Catholic Church.
A visibly moved Benedict told an estimated 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City that his election came as a complete surprise to him, saying the cardinals had elected “my poor person” to succeed “the great Pope John Paul II”.
