Benedict XVI11 February 2013
The Vatican confirms that Benedict XVI would resign the papacy on 28 February 2013, as a result of his advanced age, the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415
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The Vatican confirms that Benedict XVI would resign the papacy on 28 February 2013, as a result of his advanced age, the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415
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