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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 27: (FRANCE OUT) Pope Benedict XVI leads his final general audience before his retirement in St Peter's Square on February 27, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. More than 150,000 people jammed the piazza to bid Benedict farewell. (Photo by Guido MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 27: (FRANCE OUT)  Pope Benedict XVI leads his final general audience before his retirement in St Peter's Square on February 27, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. More than 150,000 people  jammed the piazza to bid Benedict farewell. (Photo by Guido MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)