Photos: The life of Pope Benedict XVI
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VATICAN CITY - DECEMBER 25: Pope Benedict XVI delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" blessing from Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, December 25, 2006 in Vatican City. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
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