{"id":80,"date":"2010-04-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/04\/pope-watch-benedict-marks-five-years-as-pontiff.html"},"modified":"2010-04-20T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-20T07:00:00","slug":"pope-watch-benedict-marks-five-years-as-pontiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/04\/pope-watch-benedict-marks-five-years-as-pontiff.html","title":{"rendered":"Pope Watch: Benedict Marks Five Years as Pontiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Experiencing some technical difficulties, so I&#8217;ll keep my next few posts short and sweet.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth year anniversary as pontiff, succeeding John Paul II, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/cardinals_treat_pope_to_lunch_for_fifth_anniversary_of_his_election\/\">by having lunch with 46 cardinals&nbsp;at the Vatican yesterday<\/a>. Links to some of the coverage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/04\/pope-benedict-xvi-marks-5-year.php\">Pope Benedict XVI Marks 5 Years Since Election <\/a>(Associated Press)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/faithworld\/2010\/04\/18\/chronology-of-five-years-of-pope-benedicts-papacy\/\">Chronology of Five Years of&nbsp;Pope Benedict&#8217;s Papacy <\/a>(Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100419\/ap_on_re_eu\/eu_vatican_pope_s_anniversary\">Pope: I Lead &#8216;Wounded, Sinner&#8217; Church<\/a> (Associated Press)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/italy_observes_day_of_prayer_on_anniversary_of_popes_election\/\">Italy Observes Day of Prayer on Anniversary of Pope&#8217;s Election<\/a> (Catholic News Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check back for updates and share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Experiencing some technical difficulties, so I&#8217;ll keep my next few posts short and sweet.) Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth year anniversary as pontiff, succeeding John Paul II, by having lunch with 46 cardinals&nbsp;at the Vatican yesterday. 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