New pope pledges to rally Catholics

Thursday, April 21, 2005

VATICAN CITY -- So far the message is the same. Pope Benedict XVI declares he will push forward his predecessor's work to strengthen Christian unity and improve ties with other faiths. But the messenger -- a quiet, scholarly and somewhat introverted German -- is altogether different.

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