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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, the Roman Catholic Church's leading hard-liner, was elected the new pope April 19, 2005, by cardinals intent on sticking to conservative policy. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself "a simple, humble worker."

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