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Pope Benedict XVI (C) applauds on a boat during a trip from Kalkara ferry to the Valletta waterfront on April 18, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday expressed his personal 'shame and sorrow' to victims of paedophile priests at a surprise meeting during a visit to Malta.
Pope Benedict XVI (R) stands on a boat during a trip from Kalkara ferry to the Valletta waterfront on April 18, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday expressed his personal 'shame and sorrow' to victims of paedophile priests at a surprise meeting during a visit to Malta.
Pope Benedict XVI (R) waves from a boat during a trip from Kalkara ferry to the Valletta waterfront on April 18, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday expressed his personal 'shame and sorrow' to victims of paedophile priests at a surprise meeting during a visit to Malta.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) and and Vatican State Secretary Tarcisio Bertone (back-R) disembark from a plane for the welcoming ceremony on April 17, 2010 at Malta International Airport in Luqa. Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday the Roman Catholic Church had been wounded by sin as he flew to Malta on his first foreign trip since a wave of priest sex abuse scandals broke in Europe and the United States.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) and and Vatican State Secretary Tarcisio Bertone disembark from the plane for the welcoming ceremony on April 17, 2010 at Malta International Airport in Luqa. Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday the Roman Catholic Church had been wounded by sin as he flew to Malta on his first foreign trip since a wave of priest sex abuse scandals broke in Europe and the United States.
Pope Benedict XVI (C), flanked by his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein (L) Vatican State Secretary Tarcisio Bertone (back) and Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi (R), speaks to the press aboard a plane taking him to Malta on April 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI said the Roman Catholic Church had been wounded by sin as he flew to Malta on his first foreign trip since a wave of priest sex abuse scandals broke in Europe and the United States.