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  • Pope Recalls 'Fright' at Being Elected

    12/22/2005 11:16:30 AM PST · by ELS · 11 replies · 377+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | December 22, 2005 | Nicole Winfield
    Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI recalled the "fright" he felt at being elected pope, telling cardinals during his year-end speech Thursday that he never imagined he would be chosen and only agreed to it because he had great faith in God.Benedict reviewed what he called the "great events" that affected the Roman Catholic Church in 2005, highlighting the suffering and death of Pope John Paul II, the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and the World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne, Germany.He left the April 19 conclave that elected him pope to the end of the lengthy speech,...