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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 11 Feb 2013

    #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office http://bbc.in/155CVhY  #pontifex

    3:15 AM - 11 Feb 2013
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      2. Babita Sharma‏Verified account @BabitaBBC 11 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Unprecedented RT @BBCBreaking: #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office http://bbc.in/155CVhY 

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      1. News 19 WLTX‏Verified account @WLTX 11 Feb 2013
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        RT @BBCBreaking: #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office

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      1. piscoman‏ @julito461 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking there has to be something there more than his health

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      1. qiov4nni 🇮🇹‏ @qiov4nni 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking heh, poor beast.....he sweats so much to be served and revered......doing nothing from morning to evening it's so tiring.......

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      1. Cllr Jon-Paul Blundell  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺‏ @CllrJPB 11 Feb 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office http://bbc.in/155CVhY  #pontifex”

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      1. Rose M. Allen  🇱🇷 🌍 🏞 👍worldinneedcorp@aol.com‏ @worldinneedcorp 14 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking .."now you can re-invigorate...olives redwine fruits spinach & canoli's & biscotti & dancing & music & gardening

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      1. Claire Woodard‏ @clairewoodard 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Surely this was a consideration when he took the post?

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      1. DMesh‏ @Deemesh 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #Pope #pontifex so does this mean that when he passes on, he will still b buried as Pope.

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      1. Clint Baldwin‏ @cbtbaldwin 11 Feb 2013
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        Big news QT @BBCBreaking: #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has strength to continue in office http://bbc.in/155CVhY  #pontifex

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      1. Kim Barber‏ @Kim_Barber702 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I don't understand. Pope John Paul II stayed for a long time till he passed away.

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      1. usgs00‏ @usgs00 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking http://bbc.in/155CVhY  //- Pope downsizing, will still get to wear funny hats and slippers..Oh and those button front robes.

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      1. Mary 🐝Bee‏ @Marybeezzz 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Wasn't Pope John Paul II's health failing, too?

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      1. Nipher Princess‏ @WhiBeauty 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @majaliwagab #Pope #pontifex

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      1. Moonie‏ @AnnieMoony 11 Feb 2013
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        ! RT“@BBCBreaking: #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office http://bbc.in/155CVhY  #pontifex”

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      1. David Hall Beer‏ @GlynnNimron 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking advancing guilt more like

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      1. Nigeria, what is new?‏ @Nigeriawhatsnew 11 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #Pope says his advanced age means he no longer has the strength to continue in office. How many will learn from this wisdom?

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