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Pope Benedict Was a Law and Order Pontiff, Who Failed As a Reformer

THEOLOGY V. FREEDOM

The 265th pope of the Catholic Church was a hard-line conservative who tried to root out corruption and abuse—but retreated from the battle when it mattered most.

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