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Pope Benedict XVI (C) flanked by Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (L) and Italian Premier Mario Monti walks with a stick on the tarmac as he boards a plane on his way to Mexico and Cuba on March 23, 2012 at Rome's Fiumicino airport. Pope Benedict XVI sets off on an arduous journey to Latin America where he will address key issues including the war on drugs in Mexico and the evolution of the communist regime in Cuba