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  • Pope Benedict XVI to resign, too infirm to continue as pontiff

  • VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.

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    Updated Feb. 11, 2013 @ 10:06 am
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