Thursday, February 28 2013 6:20 PM EST2013-02-28 23:20:46 GMT
(02/28/13) - A Mid-Michigan nun has been watching coverage of the Pope's last day on the job since early Thursday morning. She worked for Pope Benedict and knew him for several years before he became
A Mid-Michigan nun has been watching coverage of the Pope's last day on the job since early Thursday morning.
Thursday, February 28 2013 5:32 PM EST2013-02-28 22:32:10 GMT
(02/28/13) - The retirement of Pope Benedict has touched a Mid-Michigan woman. She had the pleasure of seeing him three times. Those were experiences that shaped her life. The first time Hannah Turchi
The retirement of Pope Benedict has touched a Mid-Michigan woman
GRAND BLANC (WJRT) -
(02/28/13) - Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI's resignation took effect.
The historic day was being used as a teaching tool at catholic schools.
Teachers are using this as an opportunity to teach students about the Pope and how he is elected.
At Holy Family School in Grand Blanc, students learned everything about the Pope and how he's chosen.
While they haven't been watching a lot of coverage live, they've watched videos in class. Students we talked to say they've also been watching at home and they wish Pope Benedict and the new Pope the best.
"I mean, I hope he does well. I know he's not feeling too well, so I hope he does well. And I'm sure the new Pope will do great because the Holy Spirit will help select him," said eighth grader Sarah Adams.
"It's definitely going to be tough for the Catholic faith. And I hope he gets better and feels better, being retired with a lot of the stress off. And I hope that the new Pope helps the Catholic faith," said eighth grader Andrew Hayward.
The class had a special mass for the pope Thursday morning.
Other students at Powers High School actually went to Rome last summer.
"We didn't actually meet the Pope, we saw the Pope. He's the little dot in the distance just glowing all lit up. There's a bunch of people just hanging out and doing some holy stuff, but it was really cool because we got to see the pope," said senior Nick Tata.
"It's pretty amazing to say, 'yeah I saw him, in person, and even if we didn't get really close, you still felt that connection," said junior Claire Peabody.
They say their encounter helped give them a new look on their faith.
"I guess it just gave me a greater perspective on the Catholic religion because you realize how old it really is," said junior Brittany Costantini.
"Yeah, he's not just some figure that you hear about on the news and all of that. You've seen him. He's a person. He's not just some crazy entity or something, so, that's pretty cool," Tata said.
The students at Powers and Holy Family held prayers Thursday at 2 p.m., when the Pope officially resigned.
