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Pope Benedict, One Year Later [30min]

A year ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI. What does his first year indicate about the future of the Catholic Church? Guests: John Allen, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter and author of The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected, and Where He will Take the Catholic Church; and Monsignor Kevin Irwin, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Catholic University of America.
Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"