In this Nov. 4, 2011 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican aboard a mobile platform at the end of a Vespers ceremony. Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
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