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Retired pope distances himself from book on priest celibacy

by Associated Press
| January 14, 2020 8:05 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI distanced himself Tuesday from a book on priestly celibacy and asked to be removed as its co-author after the project gave the impression the retired pope was trying to interfere with the reigning one.

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