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Summary: The news is surprising and unprecedented in the modern papacy, Pope Benedict the XVI is announcing today that he will step down. Today, we look at the reasons and the implications.
Summary: The news is surprising and unprecedented in the modern papacy, Pope Benedict the XVI is announcing today that he will step down. Today, we look at the reasons and the implications.