Benedict XVI Received a Visit From Francis and the New Cardinals fsspx.news

At the end of the celebration of the Ordinary Public Consistory, which took place on November 28, 2020, Pope Francis and the eleven new cardinals present in Rome went to visit the former Sovereign Pontiff, who received them in the private chapel of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.

The video released by Vatican information services shows a smiling Benedict XVI, warmly greeted by the Argentine pontiff. Neither of them wore a mask.

“In an atmosphere of affection, the cardinals – at least eleven of the thirteen who were able to go to Rome – were presented individually to Benedict XVI, who expressed his joy at meeting them, then imparted his blessing to them, after the singing of the Salve Regina,” stated Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See press room…

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