Sketches of a conclave: Reflection, tears, birthday wishes

Here's a small excerpt from a full AP article, which is worth reading in its entirety.

After the conclave, Benedict said, "'I'd like you all to stay for dinner and we'll have a convivial dinner together,' " Murphy-O'Connor said.

"And indeed we did ... and in he comes, all dressed up. I often wondered what he felt, really. So anyway, we gave him a great clap, we had a very pleasant dinner with some champagne to drink a toast. Then we tried some songs. It was very difficult when you have about a hundred different languages to get one song ... and then he went to rest."