memeorandum: How Benedict's death could reshape the Catholic Church (Washington Post)

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How Benedict's death could reshape the Catholic Church — VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death Saturday is an epochal loss for a church that was defined first by his resolute conservatism and later by his radical decision to abdicate power. — The Vatican said that Benedict died …

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Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He was 95.

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