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Erasing Pope Benedict
Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Though Benedict is still living, Francis is trying to bury him. Upon his election in 2013, Francis began to pursue an agenda that Joseph Ratzinger had opposed throughout his career.