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Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a renowned biblical scholar and former archbishop of Milan, died Aug. 31 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 85. Cardinal Martini is pictured in a 1994 file photo.

Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a renowned biblical scholar and former archbishop of Milan, died Aug. 31 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 85. Cardinal Martini is pictured in a 1994 file photo.