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pope francis has made his first public comments since the death of his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, at the age of 95. paying homage, the pope said, it is with emotion that we remember his person, so noble, so kind. pope emeritus benedict died this morning in the vatican, after his health suddenly deteriorated over christmas. he was pope between 2005 and 2013, and the first pope in 600 years to step down instead of ruling for life. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, looks back at his life. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany. he was just six when the nazis swept into power. his parents were hostile to the regime, and though their son entered junior seminary in 1939, he was forced to join the hitler

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