Danilo Danti talks about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Mons. Franco Comaldo, left, a pope aide, looks at Pope Benedict XVI as he reads a document in Latin where he announces his resignation, during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 25, 2012 file photo, pilgrims cheer and sing as they wait at the site where Pope Benedict XVI will give a Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 25, 2012 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile wearing a Mexican sombrero as he arrives to give a Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

FILE - In this April 28, 2009 file photo provided then by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI stands by the salvaged remains of Pope Celestine V, in the 13th-century Santa Maria di Collemaggio Basilica, the symbol of the city of L'Aquila, whose roof partially caved in during the quake. Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. Pope Celestine V, the 13th-century hermit and saint, was one of the earlier popes to resign. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, file)

FILE - In this April 28, 2009 file photo provided then by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI stands by the salvaged remains of Pope Celestine V, in the 13th-century Santa Maria di Collemaggio Basilica, the symbol of the city of L'Aquila, whose roof partially caved in during the quake. Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. Pope Celestine V, the 13th-century hermit and saint, was one of the earlier popes to resign. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, file)

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his message at the end of a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

FILE - In this April 9, 2009 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI offers a nun the Holy Communion, a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, as Benedict XVI celebrated a Holy Thursday Mass that included the traditional blessing of holy oils - some of which the church will send to an earthquake zone as a sign of closeness to the stricken population. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 22, 2009 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the popemobile to celebrate a Mass on the outskirts of Angola's seaside capital, Luanda, the last major event before the end of the visit on the following day. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - This April 24, 2005 file photo shows thousands of people attending the installment Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, files)

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, center, leaves after attending a meeting of Vatican cardinals where he read a document in Latin in which he announced his resignation, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

Jenny Rice talked about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Danilo Danti talks about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Jenny Rice talked about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Danilo Danti talks about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Jenny Rice talked about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Jenny Rice talked about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Danilo Danti talks about Pope Benedict XVI announced resignation at Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Holy Name Cathedral, Monday, February 11, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal George held a press briefing regarding Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement at Archbishop Quigley Center on Monday, February 11, 2013. He took questions from the media. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times