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Archbishop Beltran's Statement on Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI

(AP Photo/ Pier Paolo Cito) 

His First Public Greeting:
Dear brothers and sisters

After the Great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble worker in the Lord's vineyard.

I am comforted by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and act even with insufficient instruments. And above all, I entrust myself to your prayers.

With the joy of the risen Lord and confidence in his constant help, we will go forward. The Lord will help us and Mary his most holy mother will be alongside us.

Thank you.