Pope's upcoming Iraq trip is 'dangerous': Benedict

Vatican City (AFP) March 1, 2021

Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis' historic upcoming trip to Iraq was "dangerous". "I think it's a very important trip," the 93-year-old pope emeritus, who lives in a monastery in the Vatican City, told the Corriere della Sera daily. "Unfortunately, it comes at a very difficult time, which also makes it a dang