Photos: The life of Pope Benedict XVI
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ALTOETTING, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 11: Pope Benedict XVI attends a ceremony at the Santuary of Altoetting during his pastoral visit to his native Bavaria on September 11, 2006 in Altoetting, Germany. Pope Benedict was scheduled to visit the village of his birth later in the day. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
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