Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, a former Archbishop of Westminster, told the BBC the Church had not lost its moral authority, but that it was "composed of saints and sinners".

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Many put down roots, too, such as actor Channing Tatum who filmed 21 Jump Street in town and now owns the Bourbon Street bar and restaurant Saints and Sinners.

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Benedict was the teacher pope, a theology professor who turned his Wednesday general audiences into master classes about the Catholic faith and the history, saints and sinners that contributed to it.

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