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Ireland: Pope calls sexual abuse in the Catholic Church "a mystery"

Benedict says sex abuse undermined faith in the church in an "appalling" way.

Irish fan dressed as the pope during the EURO 2012 Group B qualifying match between the Republic of Ireland and Armenia at the Aviva Stadium on October 11, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland.

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