Pope Benedict XVI’s bedside nurse has revealed his final words.
According to a Fox News report, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict’s personal secretary, told Vatican News, “With just a whisper of a voice, but in a clearly distinguishable manner, [Benedict] said in Italian, ‘Lord, I love you!’ I was not there at the moment, but the nurse told me about it shortly afterwards.”
He added, “These were his last comprehensible words, because afterwards he was no longer able to express himself.”
From Fox News:
Pope Benedict XVI, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, remained lucid until close to the end of his life, Vatican sources have said.
The deceased pope’s last words were recorded by the nurse who was caring for him at approximately 3 a.m. on Dec. 31. At the time, he required constant care but had not yet become incoherent.
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The Vatican announced Benedict had passed away Saturday at 9:34 a.m. He was 95 years old.
The late pontiff’s body is currently being held in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City, where he spent the majority of his life post-papacy.
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