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Benedict XVI has returned to the Vatican for the first time …
People around the globe tweet questions to Pope Benedict following announcement of his resignation
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Posted: 02/11/2013
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By: Janet Lueken, newsnet5.com
CLEVELAND - Twitter feeds continue to be flooded with questions for Pope Benedict XVI, who announced Monday he will resign at the end of the month. The 85-year-old pope was the first to join Twitter on Feb. 28, 2012.
According to Twitter's blog , the @pontifex is his primary account in English, however, he also oversees several other accounts in major languages that offer translations of his tweets including Spanish, Italian, German and French.
The pope's last day will be Feb. 28. Pope Benedict is the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years.
Do you have a question you'd like to ask Pope Benedict? Ask your questions in the comment box below or tweet them to him using the hashtag #AskPontifex.
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