VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict has changed Catholic Church law to allow a successor to be elected early, the Vatican said on Monday, as a senior cleric's resignation added to the sense of an institution in crisis.
With just four days left before he steps down, the pope accepted the resignation of Britain's only cardinal elector, Keith O'Brien, after allegations he behaved inappropriately with other priests.
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