Cardinal Vlk celebrating 75th birthday but unclear about future

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk is celebrating his 75th birthday on Wednesday. However, the Roman Catholic Church's most senior representative in the Czech Republic says he still does not know if the pope will accept his request to retire. Cardinal Vlk said he had sent his resignation to Pope Benedict almost a month ago but had not yet received a reply. He said the pope might ask him to stay on for two or three more years.