Any heir takes over any legal claims against the deceased, according to estate laws. "I could get the shakes just thinking about how much I would have to pay out," one cousin told Bavarian Radio.
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(RNS) Any heir takes over any legal claims against the deceased, according to estate laws. 'I could get the shakes just thinking about how much I would have to pay out,' one cousin told Bavarian Radio.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in summer 2017 / EWTN/Paul BaddeRome Newsroom, Jan 7, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).Pope Benedict XVI spent the final decade of his life largely out of the public eye, living in retirement as pope emeritus in a monastery in Vatican City.The retired pope, whose pontificate lasted from 2005 to 2013, was the first pope to resign in almost 600 years, shocking the world with a Latin-language announcement of his retirement on Feb. 11, 2013.He was 85 years old at the time and cited his advanced age and lack of strength as reasons for the decision.Before officially stepping down on Feb. 28, 2013, Benedict promised to live out his retirement "hidden" from the world."Even if I am withdrawing into prayer, I will always be close to all of you and I am sure that you will be close to me, even if I remain hidden to the world," he said on Feb. 14, 2013.In his final words as pope, he said: "I m simply a pilgrim who is beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage