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Pope Francis tries again on traditionalist reconciliation after Benedict XVI failed
Pope Francis tries again on traditionalist reconciliation after Benedict XVI failed
A woman uses a missal during a traditional Latin Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Chapel in Farmingville, N.Y., on June 17, 2012. The chapel is administered by the Society of St. Pius X. RNS photo by Gregory A. Shemitz
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made reconciliation with traditionalist Catholics a top priority, but was roundly criticized when one of the rehabilitated bishops turned out to be a vocal Holocaust denier.