Pilgrims have their cameras ready as Pope Benedict XVI makes his way through the crowd in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before a general audience in 2007. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has the energy to exercise his ministry over the universal church and will resign at the end of the month. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Feb. 11, 2013) See BENEDICT-RESIGN (UPDATED) Feb. 11, 2013.