Pope Benedict XVI's last words, spoken in Italian on his death bed on Dec. 31, were recorded by his attending nurse, according to Vatican reports.
, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, remained lucid until close to the end of his life, Vatican sources have said.
The deceased pope's last words were recorded by the nurse who was caring for him at approximately 3 a.m. on Dec. 31. At the time, he required constant care but had not yet become incoherent. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his departure at Munich Airport in Freising, Germany on Monday. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict's personal secretary, told Vatican News,"With just a whisper of a voice, but in a clearly distinguishable manner, [Benedict] said in Italian, 'Lord, I love you!' I was not there at the moment, but the nurse told me about it shortly afterwards."
He added,"These were his last comprehensible words, because afterwards he was no longer able to express himself."
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