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FILE - Pope Benedict XVI listens to the German national anthem after his arrival at an airport near Cologne, western Germany, on Aug. 18, 2005. 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/ Thomas Kienzle, File)