Photos: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI
Looking back: Pope Benedict XVI
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Walbunja and Kamilaroi Aborigines perform the Welcome to Country ceremony as Pope Benedict XVI walks towards the vessel to take him across SydneyHarbour on July 17, 2008. The World Youth Day celebrations are the world's biggest Christian festival as well as the largest religious gathering ever held in Australia.
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