Pope Benedict XVI Resigns as First Voluntary Pope Since 1415, February 28, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so voluntarily since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
Date: February 28, 2013
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