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Source: When Falls the Coliseum | Jun 17 2013, 7:30am CDT

9. Standing in a phone booth and pretending he’s still in the Popemobile 8. Resisting the temptation to write a tell-all book 7. Having second thoughts about this whole ‘celibacy’ thing 6. Sweatin’ to the oldies 5. Spending more ...

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"In his remarks to Welby, Francis said he hoped they could collaborate in promoting the sacredness of life ‘and the stability of families founded on marriage’…significantly, though, Francis didn’t specify that marriage should be based on a union between a man and woman, which is how Benedict XVI and John Paul II routinely defined it in a way that made clear their opposition to same-sex marriage."

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Pope to resign: Report

Feb 11 2013, 5:32am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

London, Feb 11 (IANS) The Pope is to resign at the end of February, BBC reported Monday.

London, Feb 11 — The Pope is to resign at the end of February, BBC reported Monday.

The 85-year-old became Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005 after the death of John Paul II.

The reasons behind his surprise resignation is yet to emerge.

The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was 78 when he became the Pope.

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