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Requesting partial or full reversion of this edit [1], per WP:OVERLINK. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 20:24, 3 September 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 22:26, 3 September 2023 (UTC) reply

• Thank you, JFHJr and Neveselbert. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 02:12, 4 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Benedict had the longest lifespan among popes in nearly 800 years. This needs to be mentioned. -- 95.24.68.78 ( talk) 21:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC) reply

That's assuming we're including time as a former pope. GoodDay ( talk) 22:17, 12 October 2023 (UTC) reply

Namely the critiques in how sexual abuse cases were handled, acknowledged by him or even the alleged accusations. This article is biased. 71.17.81.187 ( talk) 14:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC) reply

Could you show some sources? ''Flux55'' ( talk) 05:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC) reply