Helicopter, rising into a brilliant blue sky, rounding st. Peters and the coliseum. Within minutes, the arrival at castel gandolfo, the vacation retreat of popes. Crowds greeting him outside his new, temporary, home. And then, one last time as pope, benedict stood on a balcony. He spoke, saying, i am no longer the pontiff of the catholic church. I am simply a pilgrim, beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter after blessing the faithful, he disappeared. And hours later, at 8 00 p. M. Local time, those swiss guards leaving their post. The gates closing. One chapter ends, a new one begins. Benedict told the cardinals today that he will be close to them in prayer as they choose his replacement. And diane, tonight, this 2,000yearold church, steeped in tradition, is improvising its way into a new reality. All right, george, our thanks to you. And, of course, tonight, at the vatican, the papal apartment has been sealed with a red ribbon, a
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