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Pope's Resignation
Clip: 2/15/2013 | 6m 8s
Benedict XVI says he is stepping down “for the good of the church.”
Benedict is the first pope to resign in 600 years, and experts say his decision highlights how the nature of the papacy has changed.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Pope's Resignation
Clip: 2/15/2013 | 6m 8s
Benedict is the first pope to resign in 600 years, and experts say his decision highlights how the nature of the papacy has changed.
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