‘I closed my eyes, and I was upside down’: Young pregnant woman saved by stranger after icy crash
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Ex-pope Benedict chides 'fanatical' Catholics who reject his resignation
Former pope Benedict has chided conservative Roman Catholics who have not accepted his decision to resign as "fanatical", telling them that there is only one pope and it is Francis. Benedict, now 93, in 2013 became the first pope in more than 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, saying he no longer had the strength to govern the 1.3 billion-member Church. Some hardline conservatives unhappy with the more liberal Pope Francis have often voiced doubts about whether Benedict stepped down willingly, even though he has said several times in the past eight years that he did.
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Kourtney Kardashian admits Kim made her cry when she called her the 'least exciting to look at': 'I took it really personally'
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