Addressing the clergy who had joined him, he thanked them "not only for this week, but for these past eight years thatyou have carried with me -- with great skill, affection, love and faith -- the weight of the Petrine ministry, " referring to the papacy.
And let me tell you something, I saw the way he carried himself with that dignity, with that same pride in being able to provide for his family, that same hope that his kids would one day have opportunities he never dreamed of.