Possible successors to Pope Benedict XVI
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Italy's Giuseppe Betori, who will be named cardinal the day after, leaves after a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and other cardinals on February 17, 2012 at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI puts his stamp of authority the day after on the institution that will elect his successor with the naming of 22 new cardinals in a tense climate in the Vatican administration. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
