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Poll: Pope Benedict's legacy not as positive as John Paul's
Pope Benedict has been ushered off to the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
VATICAN CITY — As the sun set on Rome and on his turbulent eight-year papacy, Pope Benedict XVI, a shy theologian who never seemed entirely at home in the limelight, was whisked by helicopter into retirement on Thursday.
As Catholic cardinals meet in Rome to select the next pope, Catholics are optimistic about Pope Benedict's successor. Seventy-four percent of Catholics have at least some confidence that the College of Cardinals will select a pope who will be in touch
No official statement has yet explained why Benedict's past tweets were deleted. The name on the account has also been changed to "Sede Vacante," which in Italian means "vacant seat." To read the old tweets, there's a link
Pope Benedict XVI has abandoned his flock, said one Italian priest, who expressed his outrage by setting fire to a picture of the retired pope during Sunday services. “It was wonderful,” said the Rev. Andrea Maggi from Santo Stefano Protomartire Church
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