Vatican unveils outgoing Pope Benedict's secret pacemaker
February 12, 2013 by MassDevice staff
Vatican officials unveil that outgoing Pope Benedict has had a pacemaker for years and that he recently underwent a routine battery replacement.
Vatican officials revealed today that Pope Benedict has had a pacemaker for years, and recently underwent surgery to replace the implant's battery.
Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters that the outgoing Pope had his pacemaker for "a long time" prior to being named Pope in 2005.
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