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May 19, 2005

Statement of Cardinal William H. Keeler on the Election of Pope Benedict XVI

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement from the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy, at 4:45 p.m. EDT. “Today, Pope Benedict XVI began his service as Bishop of Rome and Successor of the Apostle Peter. After the election we cardinals went to him, one by one. I conveyed to him the...
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