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We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.
Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: April 16
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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Pope Benedict XVI
Josef Ratzinger
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Joseph Alois Ratzinger
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