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February 18, 2013

A Bitter Struggle for Control of the Catholic Church

Der Spiegel, Der Spiegel

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With Pope Benedict XVI's resignation drawing closer, the struggle for power in the Vatican has gotten underway in earnest. The church badly needs to reform itself, but with Ratzinger lurking in the shadows, will it be able to?

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