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From The Guardian:
Pope Benedict XVI is to resign, the Vatican has confirmed.
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger's papacy began in 2005. This is reportedly
only the second time a head of the Catholic church has stepped down.
Sky News is reporting that the pope will leave office on 28 February.
We'll have all the details and reaction here live.
Reuters, which broke the news of the pope's resignation this morning, is
reporting that the pope has said in a statement that his strength is no
longer adequate for him to continue in office due to his advanced age.
He says he is resigning in "full freedom" and says he is "fully aware of
the gravity of this gesture".
The news seems to have come as a complete surprise to everyone. My
colleague Sam Jones has just spoken to a spokeswoman for the Roman
Catholic church in England and Wales, who told him they were looking
into reports to establish whether they were true. It seems they are.
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