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# Pope Francis congratulated Benedict XVI on 70 years since his priestly ordination
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vchera-85-letnii-papa-frantsisk-i-pozdravil-svoego-predshestvennika-i-dobrogo-druga-ego-sviateishestvo-benedikta-xvi-papu-rimskogo-na-pokoe-s-70-letiem-priniatiia-sviashchennicheskogo-s/
- Published: 2021-06-30T07:51:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:59:49.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Faith, Observations, People, Rome

Yesterday the 85-year-old Pope Francis I congratulated his predecessor and good friend, His Holiness Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus, on the 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination. Benedict is now 94; he lives in a monastery on the territory of the Vatican and prays unceasingly for the Holy Church. It is pleasant to recall what a remarkable time we live in, when two Pontiffs are in good health. But the prophecy of the Popes by Saint Malachy, according to which Benedict is the penultimate Roman Pope, is not a thing one much cares to think about