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28/02/2013 Pope Benedict resigns

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Pope Benedict XVI Says Goodbye to Cardinals Amid Resignation- ABC News Special Report

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NBC Special Report - Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI (28.02.2013)

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Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation

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POPE BENEDICT RESIGNATION - BBC WORLD NEWS

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Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Vatican Says

Benedict XVI's decision to step down as leader of the Catholic Church made him the first pope to relinquish the office since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so on his own initiative since Celestine V. The move was unexpected, given that popes in the modern era have held the position from election until death.