- Died31 December 2022 (aged 95) · Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican CityPrevious post(s)Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002–2005) · Cardinal Bishop of Ostia (2002–2005) · Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni (1993–2005) · Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1982–2005) · President of the International Theological Commission (1982–2005) · President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1982–2005) · Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977–1993) · Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982)MottoCooperatores veritatis · (Latin for 'Cooperators of the truth')
Benedict XVI | Biography, Pope, Papacy, Resignation, Legacy, & Facts
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During the early years of his papacy, Benedict visited several countries, including Turkey, where he met the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople in the hope of improving relations between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He issued new guidelines allowing greater us… - In 2008 Benedict made his first visit as pope to the United States, where he spoke out against cl…
Benedict made a controversial decision in January 2009 to revoke the excommunications of four bishops who in 1988 had been consecrated, without papal sanction, by Marcel Lefebvre (1905–91), an ultraconservative French archbishop who was excommunicated with them. In No…
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WEBDec 31, 2022 · CNN —. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church’s theology …
Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95
WEBDec 31, 2022 · As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, charged with leading the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office responsible for defending church orthodoxy, he had been ahead of...
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WEBDec 31, 2022 · A biography of Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and resigned in 2013. It traces his rise from a liberal theologian to a conservative enforcer of orthodoxy, and his controversial …
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WEBApr 19, 2005 · Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) was born on 16 April 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. His father, a police officer, came from a traditional family of farmers …
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WEBDec 31, 2022 · In that era, the future pope was known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a talented scholar who for almost a quarter of a century served as the intellectual architect of John Paul’s papacy.
