Benedict Xvi

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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, for his weekly general audience. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his popemobile upon his arrival to celebrate an open-air Mass for hundreds of thousands on the waterfront of Beirut on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves his hand upon arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport in Beirut on Sept. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during his weekly general audience at his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Paolo Gabriele faces one to six years in jail if convicted of charges in the theft of Vatican documents unless Pope Benedict XVI decided to pardon his once-trusted aide. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Paolo Gabriele (bottom), Pope Benedict XVI's butler, is pictured with Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, the pontiff's personal secretary, on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives for an audience with newly appointed archbishops at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on Saturday, June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives for his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)