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Pope's U.S. Journey Begins Photos

"Shepherd One" with Pope Benedict XVI aboard arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. On the flight to the United States from Rome, Benedict addressed the most painful issue for the Roman Catholic Church in America — clergy sex abuse. The U.S. church has paid out $2 billion in abuse costs since 1950, most of that in just the last six years.

(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)