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The day Pope Benedict came to Scotland

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Benedict promised to stay hidden from the world after retiring in 2013. But two factors thwarted his slide into obscurity. First, by becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign. Second, his conservative fans proved determined to stop Benedict from focusing on his own work.

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BBC News

The day Pope Benedict came to Scotland

BBC Scotland looks back at the late Pope's whistle-stop visit to Scotland in September 2010.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Times

Pope Benedict: the former pontiff who failed to stay hidden

Pope Benedict had a trick for defusing the tension when visitors started to criticise his successor, Pope Francis.“Let’s pray,” he would say, according to first

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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La Vanguardia

Benedict XVI, the myth of the Nazi pope

When American actress Susan Sarandon, in 2011, called Benedict XVI a Nazi, it reflected the controversy that has surrounded the life of this pope, who grew up under the Third Reich. Are there really historical reasons to say that he identified himself with the Hitler regime? Keep reading...

1 year ago·Granada, Spain

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