Pope's resignation sends troubled church scrambling
Pope Benedict XVI
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(FILES) This file picture taken on December 16, 2012 shows Pope Benedict XVI celebrating a mass at the San Patrizio al Colle Prenestino parish on the outskirts of Rome. Pope Benedict XVI on February 11, 2013 announced he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman told AFP, which will make him the first pope to do so in centuries. AFP PHOTO/ FILES / Filippo MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
