A cardinal says that Pope Benedict XVI will not attend an event in Mexico City next year because the city sits too high above sea level for someone his age. The pope had been invited to attend the World Family Day in January.
But Cardinal Ennio Antonelli of the Pontifical Council for the Family said Thursday that the 81-year-old pope would not take part.
Antonelli said "the pope is in good health, but he's no longer a young man," according to the ANSA and Apcom news agencies. Mexico City is more than 2200 meters (7300 feet) above sea level.
Antonelli said the decision was made as a precaution, and said organizers were thinking of ways for the pope to participate, possibly by videoconference.
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(Source: CNA)