At 8 p.m. Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pope in 600 years to leave his position voluntarily.
The cardinals of the Roman Catholic church will meet in Rome this week to bid farewell to Pope Benedict as well as to decide when the conclave will begin to elect the next pope. The church has said it plans to have a new pope in place before Easter on Sunday, March 31.
Speculation has already started on where the next pope might be from and what frame of reference he will bring to the religion.
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