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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/7bqbc.St.138.jpeg|416Faithful gather to listen to pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/tCaz0.St.138.jpeg|414VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: Nuns attend Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/y3C7S.St.138.jpeg|525Pope's personal secretary Georg Ganswein, left, and second secretary Alfred Xuereb display the tapestry bearing Pope Benedict XVI's coat of arms, prior to the start of the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. The Pontiff blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/p4FVP.St.138.jpeg|433A pigeon flies next to Pope Benedict XVI as he waves to the faithful during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. The Pontiff blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/1kr2vZ.St.138.jpeg|525Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/31/1poNZ2.St.138.jpeg|414VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: Faithful hold a banner reading 'thank you' as they attend Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/1ouZbC.St.138.jpeg|416VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: A British faithful attends Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/mHrjd.St.138.jpeg|414VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: A faithful holds a banner reading 'thank you' as he attends Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/18MnUo.St.138.jpeg|415VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: A nun attends Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/1t5qgv.St.138.jpeg|415VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: Faithful hold a banner reading 'You are Peter, stay' as they attend Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/mcWWj.St.138.jpeg|525A pigeon flies in front of Pope Benedict XVI as he waves to the faithful during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/30/HBU6M.St.138.jpeg|415VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: Faithful hold a rosary as they attend Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/29/10x8gK.St.138.jpeg|415VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 17: Faithful hold a rosary as thet attend Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Blessing at St. Peter's Square on February 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27 at St Peter's Square after announcing his resignation last week. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/29/oh8ze.St.138.jpeg|441Nuns pray prior to start of Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI is blessing the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/29/QVreT.St.138.jpeg|436Faithful show a banner reading "We have loved you so much. Thanks!" prior to start of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI is blessing the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/28/15dc3x.St.138.jpeg|410A cheering crowd of faithful and pilgrims welcome Pope Benedict XVI as he appears at the window of his apartments at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/28/2nvyu.St.138.jpeg|462Nuns applaud as they listen to Pope Benedict XVI's message during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/28/snQ1H.St.138.jpeg|412Faithful display banners in different languages in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as they follow Pope Benedict XVI reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/27/T8d2h.St.138.jpeg|455A priest displays a placard in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as he follows Pope Benedict XVI reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/17/16/28/JsHzI.St.138.jpeg|423Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges a cheering crowd of faithful and pilgrims during his second-last Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, before he resigns on Feb. 28, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed a cheering crowd that Rome's mayor said topped 100,000 Sunday in his first appearance from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square since the pontiff stunned the world by announcing he was resigning. So many people flocked to the event -- which doubled as a logistical trial run for the next pope's installation -- some couldn't squeeze in or out of the vast space. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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