Pope Benedict waves after attending a meeting with seminarians at the major seminary of the Diocese of Rome Feb. 8 (CNS photo)

Pope Benedict waves after attending a meeting with seminarians at the major seminary of the Diocese of Rome Feb. 8 (CNS photo)

On Friday, February 8, 2013, Pope Benedict gave a deeply Roman, Petrine lesson in his meeting with the seminarians of Rome in the chapel of the Pontifical Roman Seminary.

Three days later, on Monday, February 11, in a morning meeting with his cardinals, he announced his decision to step down from the papacy.

So these were his last words as Pope on the first Bishop of Rome, and he surely knew quite well by then that it would be the last time that, as Pope, Peter would teach us about Peter, which makes it even more significant.

It also seems to us a great apologetic text to send to members of non-Catholic confessions who are considering joining the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Sidebar: Excerpts From The Holy Father’s Lectio Divina

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