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Unexpected sides of pope poking through

You can't say this pope is ducking controversy.

For three straight days, Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out on the priest sex-abuse scandal -- and Thursday met with victims from Boston. All that was before he even landed in New York. God only knows what issues we'll inspire him to address during his weekend here.

When the Holy Father decided to skip Boston on this trip, some pope-o-philes...

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