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Today the Pope is [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. On May 11, 2007 he canonized Brazil's first native-born saint. During the ceremonies the Holy Father said that today's world "needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds"; Christians, must resist the temptation to think of their lives as "mere objects of pleasure."  
 
Today the Pope is [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. On May 11, 2007 he canonized Brazil's first native-born saint. During the ceremonies the Holy Father said that today's world "needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds"; Christians, must resist the temptation to think of their lives as "mere objects of pleasure."  
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''Gerald Fogarty, a Jesuit priest and professor at the University of Virginia, said that some Catholics were disappointed with Ratzinger's selection because he symbolized the conservative side of the church's ideological split, especially in the United States''.<ref> [http://www.cfr.org/publication/10595/ Benedict XVI: Conservative]</ref>
    
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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*[http://www.cwnews.com/index.cfm Catholic World News] Conservative updates and commentary.  
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*[http://www.cwnews.com/index.cfm Catholic World News] Conservative updates and commentary.
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*[http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/viewmessaggi.aspx?f=65482&idd=431&p=97 Papa Ratzinger Forum]
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*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/benedict_xvi/index.html?inline=nyt-per Times Topics] The New York Times.
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== References ==
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==Previous Popes==
 
==Previous Popes==
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