Citing His Health, Pope To Abdicate
Decision Shocks Church
Posted: February 12, 2013 at 3:34 a.m.
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would step down as head of the Catholic church, the first pontiff to give up his duties since 1415.
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