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Pope to Resign on Feb. 28
Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Feb. 28 because of age and health issues. A new pope will be elected before Easter Sunday.
Pope Benedict XVI shocked Roman Catholics today by saying that he would resign on Feb. 28, becoming the first pope to do so in six centuries, reports the New York Times.
Vatican officials said the pope would continue to carry out his duties until Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., and that a successor would probably be elected by Easter (March 31).
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Pope Benedict XVI, 85, was elected pope in 2005 at the age of 78.
The pope's tenure was plagued with "Vatileaks" and the sexual abuse scandal.
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The Huffington Post reports the top seven scandals that troubled the Pontiff were:
- His time in the Hitler Youth
- The Catholic Church Child Sex Abuse Scandal
- Vatileaks
- Relationship with Jews
- Apology to Muslims
- The Bennetton Kissing Posters
- His "Prada" Slippers
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