Pope, Benedict

2022 - 12 - 31

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Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (WJCT NEWS)

Born April 16, 1927, in Germany's Bavaria, Joseph Ratzinger was a theologian by training. Following the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, Ratzinger was ...

O'Connell of America magazine said that in Benedict's final remarks to the cardinals before leaving the Vatican, he said his successor was among them. The [pope emeritus acknowledged](https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079655013/pope-benedict-xvi-apologizes-for-handling-of-sexual-abuse-cases-but-denies-wrong) abuses and errors had taken place when he was Munich archbishop. "Benedict XVI's decision to resign was a very radical interpretation of Vatican II," Faggioli said. The pope added that he learned to be more attentive to the Internet for information. "Because to be pope you are not the theologian-in-chief, you are the pastor-in-chief. He was During that time, one of his most controversial documents was " [Dominus Jesus](http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html)," which emphasized the primacy of the Catholic Church and branded non-Christian religions as "gravely deficient" — potentially undermining Vatican II achievements toward dialogue between Catholicism and other denominations and religions. In a 1986 document, he called homosexuality an "objective disorder and an Ratzinger was ordained a priest in 1951 and began his career teaching theology. In 1943, he was drafted into the military and served briefly in an anti-aircraft battalion. [interview book](https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/last-testament-9781472944672/)," O'Connell said, referring to Last Testament: In His Own Words. Ratzinger entered a seminary when he was 12.

Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the death of Pope ... (The Archbishop of Canterbury)

Pope Benedict was one of the greatest theologians of his age – committed to the faith of the Church and stalwart in its defence. I join with the church ...

In his life and ministry Pope Benedict strove to direct people to Christ. In all things, not least in his writing and his preaching, he looked to Jesus Christ, the image of the invisible God. He lived through the Nazi regime in Germany and served briefly in the Second World War.

Former pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (The Punch)

Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, died on Saturday aged 95, ...

In January 2020, he expressed his opposition to allowing priests to marry. He denied wrongdoing and the Vatican strongly defended his record in being the first pope to apologise for the scandals, who expressed his own “deep remorse” and met with victims. Benedict was a brilliant theologian but his papacy was beset by Vatican in-fighting and a scandal over clerical sexual abuse of children that rocked the Catholic Church the world over, in which he was criticised for a lack of leadership.

Roman Catholic Pope, Benedict XVI is dead (Premium Times)

Eight years age, the Pope resigned and lived behind the Vatican walls for almost a decade as a retired pope citing declining health.

The Vatican said on Saturday that he would be in St. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Eight years later (2013), he resigned and lived behind the Vatican walls for almost a decade as a retired pope citing declining health. In 2005 when the Pope John Paul II passed, Mr Ratzinger was elected his successor. He also said he resigned freely, and for the good of the church. He died on Saturday at the age of 95, in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican news said in a tweet.

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (BBC News)

Benedict, who has died at his Vatican residence, became the first pope to resign for 600 years in 2013.

Like the rest of the Church we will always remember him," Annamaria told the BBC. This situation is unprecedented; there are no protocols to follow for what will happen now. In a statement he said: "I remember with particular affection the remarkable Papal Visit to these lands in 2010. What will happen now? "We came here to pray. The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, said Pope Benedict was "one of the great theologians of the 20th century".

Catholic Church, CAN, Islamic Scholar eulogise Pope Benedict ... (Vanguard)

Recall that former pope Benedict XVI died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six ...

The Church will also know that they have lost a great teacher of faith,” the cleric said. “He voluntarily resigned, this is not so with many of our leaders across the globe today. He is so traditional. He said the impact of his death on the Church would be unusual scenario of a Pope burying another Pope, as the current, Pope Francis, would have to bury Pope Benedict. “What shook the world was when he decided to bow out as the Pope when he felt he doesn’t have the strength again and I think that is a great lesson for leaders. “The death of Pope Benedict XVI is the death of a man of great faith, who is very courageous about his faith, about orthodoxy.

'Tireless' in pursuit of peace: Guterres pays tribute to former Pope ... (UN News)

The UN chief paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict on Saturday, who has died, aged 95, after standing down as head of the Catholic Church nearly a decade ...

Benedict was ordained in 1951 and became archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977. Ascending to the papacy following his election in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, became the first pope to step down in six centuries. And we feel in our hearts so much gratitude.”