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The Hermit Pope Who Set The Precedent For Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI stands by the salvaged remains of Pope Celestine V, in the 13th-century Santa Maria di Collemaggio Basilica, in L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009. (AP/L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict XVI stands by the salvaged remains of Pope Celestine V, in the 13th-century Santa Maria di Collemaggio Basilica, in L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009. (AP/L'Osservatore Romano)

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