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The Church's mission is not political in nature. Her task is to open the world to the religious sense by proclaiming Christ.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: April 16
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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
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