Pope Benedict XVI

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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.

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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".

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Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 (Free Malaysia Today)

He had been living a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican grounds.

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Former pope Benedict XVI is dead: Vatican (New Straits Times Online)

VATICAN CITY: Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, ...

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The Spiritual Testament of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Vatican News)

Above all, I thank God Himself, the giver of all good gifts, who has given me life and guided me through all kinds of confusion; who has always picked me up ...

And I would like to thank the Lord for my beautiful home in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps, in which I was able to see the splendour of the Creator Himself shining through time and again. I thank God from the bottom of my heart for the many friends, men and women, whom He has always placed at my side; for the co-workers at all stages of my path; for the teachers and students He has given me. My father's clear-sighted faith taught us brothers and sisters to believe and stood firm as a guide in the midst of all my scientific knowledge; my mother's heartfelt piety and great kindness remain a legacy for which I cannot thank her enough.

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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95 (CNN)

Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, has died in Vatican City at the age of 95 following a period of ill health.

The report found that while in the post he had been informed of four cases of sexual abuse involving minors – including two that had occurred during his time in office – but failed to act. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany in 1927, he was the son of a policeman. He also issued a general apology to survivors of abuse. “I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict who sustains the Church in his silence. In January 2020, Benedict was forced to distance himself from a book widely seen as undercutting Francis as he considered whether or not to allow married men to become priests in certain cases. We ask the Lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the Church to the very end,” Francis said at his general audience on Wednesday.

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Benedict XVI: thousands expected to pay respects to former pope (The Guardian)

Benedict's body displayed in chapel of the Vatican monastery and will lie in state at St Peter's Basilica.

Benedict died on Saturday, aged 95, almost 10 years after shocking the Roman Catholic church by becoming the first pope for six centuries to retire. His funeral in St Peter’s Square will be a simple, solemn and sober ceremony in keeping with his wishes, the Vatican said. The pope has suffered from pain in his right knee since straining ligaments earlier last year.

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Singapore leaders send condolences over death of former Pope ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have conveyed their condolences to Vatican leaders following the death of former Pope ...

It will be there for three days before a funeral on Thursday overseen by Pope Francis. Advertisement His death came after years of declining health, and almost a decade after [he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/pope-benedict-xvi-first-pontiff-resign-600-years-3176656).

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