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"Pope Benedict XVI, on the 150th death anniversary of St. John Mary Vianney, the Patron Saint of Parish Priests, had proclaimed June 2009 to June 2010 as the Year for Priests, with the theme: 'The faithfulness of Christ, the Faithfulness of the Priest.' The Pope said that the year was meant to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a more forceful and incisive witness to the Gospel in today's world.... "