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Pope tells faithful about decision to resign

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    Amy Kellogg reports from Vatican City

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And this morning an emotional scene that is playing out at the Vatican today as Pope Benedict the sixteenth.

Speaks publicly for the first time since he handed in his resignation.

Thousands of people in the crowd repeatedly interrupting him with applause throughout many had tears in their eyes according to those who -- on the scene.

And he spoke the 85 year old explained his decision to step aside is this why listen.

A faster -- -- -- I did this in full liberty for the good of the church.

I felt almost physically and endurance -- not easy days the strength of her love and that he and prayers for them if they continue to -- formulas and the church.

And the future on hold out there and the lord's guidance.

Can be very -- -- next six weeks to watch in the Catholic Church Amy Kellogg joins us now in Rome.

So they -- a little bit more about what he had to say this morning.

Well he said that he was.

Really digging into his conscience guided by god and making this decision -- -- and there has just been so much reaction the Italian press for example.

Is just going on and on about the factor at the thought that maybe it was.

The politics of the Vatican that really drove this German Pope did his decision to step down other people saying.

That they -- disappointed that.

And still shot that he's made this decision because the Pope after all answers only to god so how could he take this decision to step down they're saying.

Bravo you know this was a very modern progressive and fabulous decision for him today and that's that's a positive president.

For the future.

Today people listen to them for the first time.

-- not up close and personal but right there in the same chapel in the same church in the cathedral and they said that they were they they saw his humanity.

And they were moves.

Somebody must have felt -- because this person who wants just because.

We didn't expect this.

That may be in this world we plan to hire act and this is a very human test -- Right now there's the Ash Wednesday service -- them.

Pope is leading and then he's got a few more engagements before he steps down on the 25 February -- -- All right Amy thank you so much.

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