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The pope's brother said on Monday he has known "for a few months" that Benedict XVI was planning to resign and confirmed that the 85-year-old pontiff was "feeling the burden of his age".
Georg Ratzinger told AFP: "The reason for his resignation is indeed that he is feeling the burden of his age... I have known for a few months that this (the resignation) was planned."
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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130211/urgent-popes-brother-says-knew-months-planned-resignation
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