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Jan
A man of contradictions. A Pope of centuries in conflict. It's as if Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who is being buried Thursday in Vatican City, has two legacies instead of one. Theologian Joseph Ratzinger was a major architect of the theology that inspired the doctrines of the Second Vatican Council, a reform effort in the 1960s that brought fresh air to the church by encouraging outreach to other religions, the use of local languages in Latin's place in Mass, support for religious freedom and much more.Despite this promise and the potential for transparency, Benedict continued the church's centuries-old preference to…