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    World reacts to Pope's resignation

    Pope Benedict left the Catholic world in shock after becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to resign his office, saying that failing strength had left him unable to lead the church through a period of relentless change and turmoil.

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    1. A sign reading "Thank you" in Italian is held in St Peter
    2. The crowd listens to Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter
    3. A sign reading "Thank you, Pope" in French is seen in St Peter
    4. Faithful attend Pope Benedict XVI
    5. Nuns pray prior to Pope Benedict XVI
    6. Nuns wave at Pope Benedict XVI during the Angelus in Saint Peter
    7. Nuns wave at Pope Benedict XVI during the Angelus in Saint Peter
    8. A pilgrim and his son hold a sign as they wait to attend Pope Benedict XVI
    9. A pilgrim holds up a flag which reads "Welcome with us" during Pope Benedict XVI
    10. Nuns pray as they wait for Pope Benedict XVI
    11. A pilgrim holds rosaries as she waits for Pope Benedict XVI to lead the Angelus in Saint Peter
    12. Faithful hold up a banner with pictures of Pope Benedict XVI and writing reading in Italian "Thank you" as they attend Benedict
    13. A priest displays a placard in St. Peter
    14. Vatican spokesman Father Lombardi talks to reporters during a news conference at the Vatican
    15. Adelina Hidalgo holds a photograph of Pope Benedict as she kneels inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador
    16. A policeman hold the Osservatore Romano newspaper in Rome
    17. Workers remove a painting of Pope Benedict XVI from the press conference room after the head of Spain
    18. A woman, dressed as a cardinal and wearing a hog mask, holds a banner while yelling slogans against the Catholic clergy outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City
    19. US Vice President Joe Biden makes a remark on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI at the conclusion of a a roundtable discussion on gun control at Girard College in Philadelphia
    20. A woman looks at religious articles at a shop in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City
    21. A man walks inside the Cathedral of St. Paul of Abidjan
    22. A reveller dressed like the Pope holds a sign while joking with other revellers from the Sergeant Pepper
    23. A woman prays during a mass at a catholic church in Seoul
    24. A Catholic devotee prays at the St Mary
    25. Cristo, religious leader who claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated, gestures on stage in Brasilia
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