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FILE - Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful as he arrives at St. Paul's Basilica, in Rome, on Jan. 25, 2006, to preside over a Vespers Mass. When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thrust into the footsteps of his beloved and charismatic predecessor, he said he felt a guillotine had come down on him. The Vatican announced Saturday Dec. 31, 2022 that Benedict, the former Joseph Ratzinger, had died at age 95. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)