Pope Benedict

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.

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.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday morning.

On Friday, the Vatican said Pope Benedict was resting well and that his condition was unchanged. “Further information will be provided as soon as possible. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday.

When retired Pope Benedict XVI is laid to rest on Thursday, it will be an event unprecedented in the modern history of the Catholic Church.

The former pope was [gravely ill](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/29/1145997483/benedict-xvi-health-vatican) over the past week. His remains are expected to be on public display in St. [statement](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-12/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-tornielli-god-is-love.html). Benedict's funeral mass is scheduled to take place on Thursday in St. [since 1730](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-12/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-official-biography.html). [announced](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-12/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-aged-95.html).

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.

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.

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.”

The body of the German pope, whose birth name was Joseph Ratzinger, will stay at the monastery until early on Monday morning.

He was confirmed a saint in 2014. The body of the beloved Polish pope was moved to the upper part of the basilica when he was beatified in 2011. In 2020, media reports said Benedict had chosen to be buried in the former tomb of John Paul II, in the crypt of St Peter’s. Afterwards, “the coffin of the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica, and then into the Vatican Grottoes for burial”, the Vatican said. In 2005 the body of John Paul II, the last pope to die, also lay in state before a funeral mass in St Peter’s Square presided over by Ratzinger, then a senior cardinal. That was performed at the end of a mass at his home, in the presence of the Memores Domini, four lay women similar to nuns, who lived with him.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has joined world leaders to pay tributes to the late Pope Benedict XVI, who passed away on Saturday, ...

He said, “He was one of the best we had, even though he was a conservative. The pope retired honourably and gave way to other people to serve the Catholic Church. Meanwhile, the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Sunday Mbang, stated that even though the late pope was a conservative, he was one of the best ever. An entertainer and Ugandan opposition leader, Robert Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, wrote on Twitter, “Saddened by the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Describing him as an extraordinary human being who devoted his life to serving others, she offered her condolences to the pope, all Catholics in Tanzania and around the world. Meanwhile, in his tribute to Benedict, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, wrote on Twitter, “His service to God and humanity as a priest, archbishop, cardinal, and pope bore eloquent witness to his genuine love for God and man. The spokesperson of the Ogun State chapter of CAN, Tolulope Taiwo, also lauded Benedict for honourably resigning due to his declining health. I pray for the family of Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church at this moment. Similarly, the Director of Social Communication Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Rev Anthony Omodunbi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the late pope was someone who always stood up for the right thing. May God’s mercy abide with him as he faces the judge of his life.” On his part, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, said, “He slightly took a different perspective. Also, the King of England, Charles George, ‘sent his good wishes’ to Pope Francis over the loss of Pope Benedict XVI.

In a final letter to the church published following his death, the late former Pope Benedict XVI asked those he "wronged" for forgiveness.

Although, he acknowledged that “faith too has learned to better understand the limit of the scope of its claims” because of natural science, he reminded the church that he had seen science offer “apparent certainties against the faith” only to see them vanish, “proving not to be science, but philosophical interpretations only apparently pertaining to science”. “First of all, I thank God himself, the giver of every good gift, who gave me life and guided me through various moments of confusion; always picking me up whenever I began to slip and always giving me the light of his countenance again. He described the “dark and tiring stretches” of his path as a necessary experience for his salvation and thanked God for picking him whenever he began to “slip”.

“As the Pope Emeritus wished, the funeral will be simple,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists. AFP. Pope Francis had alerted the world to ...

He was confirmed a saint in 2014. The body of the beloved Polish pope was moved to the upper part of the basilica when he was beatified in 2011. Afterwards, “the coffin of the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica, and then into the Vatican Grottoes for burial,” the Vatican said.