As Pope Benedict XVI bids farewell, a look at papal prospects around the map (Video)

Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will step down from the papacy for health reasons, becoming the first pope to do so in almost 600 years

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Now that Pope Benedict XVI has held his final audience in St. Peter's Square, Catholics and people around the world are waiting to see who will be elected the next pope. Here's a jog around the map, examining some papal prospects.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd February 27, 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd February 27, 2013.
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Greg Geary is a 1985 graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has a B.S. degree in mass communication with a double major in television-radio and journalism. Geary also has an Associate of Arts degree in communication arts from St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley in...

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