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. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s december 31st. yes, it s the last day of the year. happy new year s eve to you, martin. happy new year s eve to you as well, amara. thank you. we are, of course, following breaking news this morning. pope benedict emeritus has died. pope francis had been asking for prayers. for the firstet time in modern history he resigned in 2013, citing advanced age, which paved the way for pope francis to head the church. cnn s delia gallagher with more. reporter: in many respects, benedict xvi was the pope who got a bad rap. nearly 24 years as pope john paul ii eternal enforcer and the german chancellor lived in the shadows of hitler s regime, referred as god s rottweiler. years of anything tev publicity caused many of his accomplishments to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world with a zero carbon footprint, putting solar panels on its rooftops, and bri ....
Sexual addiction. however, after his retirement, he suffered a reputational blow when a church report said he knew allegations and refused to act against a pedophile priest when he was archbishop in munich 40 years ago. benedict denied the allegations. and the surprise for which he will go down in history, being the first pope in modern times to resign showing the man everyone thought of as a traditionalist was unafraid of bucking the biggest tradition of them all, that a pope doesn t step down. true to form, he made the historic announcement in latin, saying he lacked the strength of mind and body to continue as pope. but this tough traditionalist was also a softy. he loved cats. chico and continue see noe were two. and classical music. ....