Pope Benedict Bids Farewell
Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 28, 2003 became the first pope in nearly 600 years to step down from the papacy.
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Bidding Farewell
Pope Benedict XVI talks from the balcony window of the Pontifical summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, some 35 kilometers south of Rome, to a cheering crowd gathered to see him the day he ends his pontificate, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.
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