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Cardinal Dolan 'startled' by Pope Benedict XVI's resignation

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    Archbishop of New York expresses great admiration for pontiff

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Pope's health surfaced really this past Christmas Eve.

Vatican watchers said that he looked frail as he delivered the midnight mass -- is riding down the isle of saint Peter's basilica in a motorized cart.

On Christmas Eve you can see -- smiling and waving to the churchgoers as he heads up to the altar.

The -- is actually moved up two hours in order to give the -- time to rest for the big Christmas -- -- beats.

In that statement that evening he took the opportunity to urged peace in the Middle East.

During the holiday is and was looking rather frail at that point at Christmas before this big decision.

Quite remarkable to to watch him at midnight mass on Christmas -- the amount of help that he needed to move just about anywhere inside the saint -- there was a lot of reaction coming in.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan archbishop of New York made this statement just a moment ago have a listen here from New York.

-- -- -- And the kid and I was I was very startled.

I don't know what to say I I myself from them waiting for for information for instructions as.

As to what what we would do now is the college of cardinals and -- as soon as I find out I'll let you know I would have -- -- -- -- My affection for and my admiration for Pope Benedict the sixteenth the skyrocketed it was already high.

But I think I love them so much.

As a brother bishops whose condition -- -- who appointed me to church diocese in New York to you all.

To the to the holy father who made me -- cardinal.

And I just always admired him as a scholar.

As a priest is a holy man.

And now my admiration for him is even higher because -- humility.

I would presume I don't have any in.

I don't have any insider information but I would presume.

That this -- steam for the office as the successor of saint Peter.

And the chief pastor that -- the church universal.

That is being is so high that an all humility he simply said I can't do it anymore.

That is -- quite a statement from the -- archbishop just a moment ago cardinal Dolan says he still wears the ring.

And the cross of the Pope gave him there will be more reaction throughout the day from him as well here.

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