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Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. (Max Rossi/Reuters) |
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Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. (Pool/Reuters) |
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Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. (AFP/Observatore Romano/POOL/Arturo Mari) |
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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005, as a lonely cardinal looks on. Ratzinger is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) |
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A crowd celebrates the election of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Pope Benedict XVI, was elected the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) |
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The giant bells of St Peter's Basilica ring after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning that a new pope was elected. (AFP/Vincenzo Pinto) |
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White smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 to announce the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Benedict XVI, became the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Pier Paolo Cito) |
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005, as cardinals look out from the adiacent balcony. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen) |
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005, as cardinals look out from the adiacent balconies. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti) |
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Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, behind the icon of the Virgin Mary and Child, during the second day of the Vatican conclave, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Black smoke indicates that cardinals sequestered inside the Sistine chapel had not yet chosen a new pope. The Latin words 'Totus Tuus' on the icon mean 'All Yours', whereas the sign 'Mater Ecclesiae' under it means 'Mother of the Church'. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) |