It was feared he would become a sort of shadow Pope. Instead he has opted to see out what remains of his life in the shadows.
Two years after becoming the first leader of the Catholic church to resign in seven centuries, Benedict XVI has melted away from public view, even if he remains a benchmark for those in the Vatican who are unhappy with the less traditionalist, more unpredictable regime that succeeded his.
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/forgotten-pope-sees-days-shadows-171211483.html
Two years after becoming the first leader of the Catholic church to resign in seven centuries, Benedict XVI has melted away from public view, even if he remains a benchmark for those in the Vatican who are unhappy with the less traditionalist, more unpredictable regime that succeeded his.
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/forgotten-pope-sees-days-shadows-171211483.html