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The Vatican Announces Pope Benedict Dead at Age 95

The Vatican announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95.   While Pope Benedict lived longer than anyone who had ever been pope previously, he was also the first pope to abdicate in 600 years.   The ultra-conservative Benedict was ordained in 1951, made a cardinal by Paul VI in 1977, and was seen as a Vatican power broker long before becoming pope.   In fact, he also headed the powerful Vatican body whose purview included sexual abuse cases.   This past year, a German investigation accused Benedict of wrongdoing and coverup in several cases during his time leading the diocese of Munich, from 1977 until 1982. Upon receiving the news, House Republicans were quick to respond to Pope Benedict’s passing, pointing out that “While Donald Trump was president, we had two popes.  Now, with Sleepy Joe Biden in the White House, we only have one.   Obviously, this is all part of Joe Biden’s War on Christianity.” Well, I don’t know about all that MAGA R...