October 17, 2011. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) For the first time, Benedict XVI has used the same type of mobile platform used by John Paul II in the last years of his life to travel the 100 meters across the aisle of the St. Peter's Basilica.

The Vatican spokesman, Federico Lombardi, said this change was “not due to any disease or medical need, but it is a measure that reduces the effort on the pope.”