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	Pope: I Don't Feel Alone at Helm of "Wounded, Sinner" Church on 5th Anniversary As Pontiff Today April 19, 2010 http://www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC100419-0000240/Pope--I-dont-feel-alone-at-helm-of-wounded,-sinner-church-on-5th-anniversary-as-pontiff The Vatican newspaper says Pope Benedict XVI has confided to cardinals celebrating the fifth anniversary of his election to the papacy that he doesn't feel alone while at the helm of a "wounded and sinner" church. L'Osservatore Romano's account of Benedict's remarks at Monday's luncheon marking his April 19, 2005 election made no direct mention of the clergy sex abuse scandals that have threatened to engulf Benedict's papacy with the church's most serious crisis in recent times. The Vatican's official daily said the pope said he feels he has all the cardinals near him sharing tribulations and consolation. Benedict also spoke of the "sins of the church," reminding cardinals that it was experiencing the consolation of God. Benedict hosted the lunch attended by 46 cardinals, who cheered and applauded him.
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