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  XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Benedict
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AffiliationPapabili  
 
NameBenedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger)
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Vatican City, , Vatican City
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Born April 16, 1927
DiedDecember 31, 2022 (95 years)
ContributorMonsieur
Last ModifedRBH
Dec 31, 2022 03:51am
Tags Caucasian - German - Single - Catholic - Christian - Celibate - Straight -
InfoPope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]) was a retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation.

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Aug 21, 2013 09:45am News Ex-Pope Benedict on why he resigned: 'God told me to'  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 26, 2013 06:30am News Pope Benedict XVI to be called 'pope emeritus' after retirement  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 22, 2013 07:20pm News Reports: Pope resigned after findings of blackmail, corruption, gay sex at Vatican  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 11, 2013 06:00am Announcement Pope Benedict XVI Says He Will Resign, Cites Ill Health  Article Jason 
Dec 03, 2012 01:10pm News Pope opens a personal Twitter account  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 27, 2012 04:00pm Idiocy Pope Decides Gay People Aren’t Fully Developed Humans   Article COSDem 
Oct 21, 2011 08:00pm Announcement Vatican to Issue Radical Document on Economy By Fr. Tom Reese, S.J.  Article TX DEM 
Sep 28, 2011 10:00pm Perspective Pope Benedict Speaks Truth to Power   Article Imperator 
Sep 23, 2011 07:00pm Speech Pope's Address to German Parliament   Article Imperator 
Sep 15, 2011 01:00am Scandal Pope to be considered for investigation by International Criminal Court   Article COSDem 
Nov 20, 2010 11:00am News Pope says condoms OK to use in some cases   Article Monsieur 
Nov 19, 2010 11:00pm News Pope, church leaders call for guaranteed health care for all people  Article TX DEM 
Sep 08, 2010 09:40am News Pope won't be arrested in UK, protesters admit  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 12, 2010 03:00pm General Pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in UK  Article Thomas Walker 
Aug 09, 2010 01:25pm General Mel Gibson's Dad -- The Pope is a 'Homosexual'  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 25, 2010 10:00am News Pope Reportedly Ignored Sex Abuse Warnings  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 12, 2010 05:00pm News Pope Benedict XVI under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Dec 22, 2008 06:00pm Speech Pope puts stress on 'gay threat'   Article RP 
Dec 24, 2007 11:00pm Speech Pope laments selfishness, harm to environment in Xmas homily  Article Karma Policeman 
Nov 13, 2007 12:00pm Announcement Pope to visit US, including ground zero  Article Thomas Walker 
May 29, 2007 03:00pm General Pope considers return to Latin mass  Article Thomas Walker 
May 10, 2007 04:00pm Statement Pope's excommunication comments cause stir in Church  Article Thomas Walker 
Nov 02, 2006 02:15pm News Man fired shots to protest pope visit  Article Thomas Walker 
Nov 02, 2006 02:15pm News Turkey PM Erdogan snubs Pope: Italian papers  Article Thomas Walker 
Oct 06, 2006 04:30pm Announcement Pope to announce limbo does not exist  Article RP 
Apr 14, 2006 03:00pm Commentary Pope's Good Friday Prayer Selections(entire text at link)  Article off_to_DC 
Aug 18, 2005 06:00pm News Pope seeks immunity in Texas abuse case  Article COSDem 
Jun 20, 2005 03:00pm General Pope Slams Trends to Liberalize Abortion  Article Thomas Walker 
May 07, 2005 12:00am News Pope indicates he'll follow John Paul's tough stands  Article None Entered 
Apr 30, 2005 12:10am General Pope More Popular in Poland Than Germany  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 30, 2005 12:00am General Italians Seek to Close Indymedia Website Showing Pope as Nazi  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 23, 2005 11:00am News Pope Receives More Than 56,000 E-Mails  Article Servo 
Apr 21, 2005 06:05pm News Pope Benedict XVI Not Very Popular In Germany  Article 411 Name Removed 
Apr 20, 2005 10:50am General New pope suffered 1991 brain hemorrhage  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 20, 2005 09:00am News New pope intervened against Kerry in US 2004 election campaign  Article The Sunset Provision 
Apr 19, 2005 06:00pm News Ratzinger was 'unwilling participant' in Hitler Youth  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Apr 19, 2005 04:00pm General Bush Hails Newly Elected Pope Benedict  Article COSDem 
Apr 13, 2005 12:00pm News German cardinal gains support, newspapers say  Article Brandonius Maximus 

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