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In this handout picture released by the Vatican Press Office on May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI kisses a baby as he passes by pilgrims displaying a banner featuring a picture of his predecessor Pope John Paul II on a Polish national flag as he passes amongst pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican to preside of the beatification of Pope John Paul II. 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"