Pope Benedict XVI enters retirement

POSTED: 08:42 AM PDT Mar 11, 2013    UPDATED: 09:21 AM PDT Mar 13, 2013 

What does retirement mean for Pope Benedict XVI?

Pope Benedict XVI, final general audience
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Vatican TV

Though retiring, the Vatican said he will keep the name Benedict XVI and still be addressed as "his holiness." He will also be known as pope emeritus, emeritus pope or Roman pontifex emeritus.

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