Pope Francis discusses the need for kindness during his first public comments following the death of Pope Benedict XVI. He said: 'Kindness is an important aspect of the culture of dialogue. And dialogue is indispensable to live in peace.' Read more:
Olaf Scholz : The world is losing a formative figure of the Catholic Church
"And we feel in our heart such gratitude, gratitude to God for having gifted him to the Church and the world." Today, German politicians and church leaders have been mourning the death of the former pope, hailing his importance to his homeland as Germany's first pontiff in 1,000 years. "They stood firm for faith and God's truth and for the resurrection and that I think has been of fundamental importance to the continued success of Christianity and the Catholic Church as the leading Christian church."'I found him to be calm and softly spoken': Leader of Catholic Church in Ireland pays tribute to former pope
"I found him to be calm and softly spoken, kindly and personable, and genuinely interested in the Church in Ireland," he said. He said:"I also recall his constant efforts to promote peace and goodwill to all people, and to strengthen the relationship between the global Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church. Benedict's resignation sparked calls for retirement protocol
The former pontiff's resignation sparked calls for rules and regulations for future retired popes to avoid the kind of confusion that ensued.