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| Click here to View Full Text, With Photos, of all Today's Stories On One Page The sudden announcement from Pope Benedict that he will abdicate the papacy only 17 days from today has shocked and shaken many. A few reports on this today with much more to come in the days ahead. Today's LifeSiteNews blog posts: BBC program highlights liberal interpretation of abortion law by British doctors - Peter Saunders Raped, impregnated 13-year-old keeps baby - Jill Stanek A pro-life pope?: To be Catholic IS to be pro-life - Dr. Gerard M. Nadal Hundreds gather at Carhart abortion clinic to demand justice for mother’s death - Jill Stanek Issue salience and the pro-life electoral advantage - Michael New |
| LifeSiteNews has spoken with numerous leaders at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life as well as top pro-life activists in Europe and North America about the pope's resignation. |  | |
| Jennifer Leigh Morbelli, 29, was a kindergarten teacher from White Plains, New York. Pro-life leaders offered their prayers and condolences. |  | |
| The pope said that due to his advanced age - he is 85 - he feels that he is unable to carry out the duties of his office. |  | |
| In a world of rampant promiscuity, divorce, STDs and teen pregnancy, one group is hoping to rescue authentic romance from the grips of the sexual revolution. |  | |
| The ruling “thwarts the will of Arizona taxpayers to stop funding big abortion businesses such as Planned Parenthood,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser. |  | |
| “Women are thinking in a very responsible manner when choosing” abortion, said Julie Burkhart, a former Tiller associate who hopes to open a new clinic on his grounds. |  | |
| Canada's Conservative government has halted payments to a Christian group working to improve access to clean water in Uganda after a media report targeted the group's commitment to Christian sexual teaching. |  | |
| Do you remember when Hillary Clinton received Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger award with pride, even calling Margaret Sanger someone she “admired enormously?” |  | |
| We talk about bullying, obesity, and guns. But when it comes to the greatest social experiment of our times, we don’t care about kids at all. |  | |
| Supporters cited adult happiness and lovely wedding ceremonies; opponents championed children and families. |
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| What happens when there aren’t enough young people to take care of all the old people? The answer’s kind of scary. |  | |
| The following is the complete statement by Pope Benedict announcing his resignation. |
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