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In this handout picture released by the Vatican Press Office on May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI (C-back) leads the beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's square in the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI hailed John Paul II's "strength of a titan" in defending Christianity against "a tide which appeared irreversible" in a homily in Saint Peter's Square. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/OSSERVATORE ROMANO/HO"