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A WBEN Photo Album: Pope Benedict's Last Audience
Scenes from Pope Benedict XVI's final general appearance, one day before he resigns to become Pope Emeritus, living a private religious lifeALSO: Pope's Final Address | HEAR CBS's Vicki Barker on the Liveline from Rome
Benedict promises obedience to successor Pope Benedict XVI promised his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor in his final words to cardinals Thursday, a poignant and powerful farewell delivered hours before he becomes the first pope in 600 years to resign.
Pope legacy: Teacher who returned to church roots On Monday, April 4, 2005, a priest walked up to the Renaissance palazzo housing the Vatican's doctrine department and asked the doorman to call the official in charge: It was the first day of business after Pope John Paul II had died, and the cleric wanted to get back to work.