Benedict XVI

noun

Benedict XVI1927MGermanRELIGION: pope original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger . born 1927 in Germany, pope (2005–2013): the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415: on retirement he was accorded the title pope emeritus

Bergoglio ran second to Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI.

In 2008 then Pope Benedict XVI stated quite pointedly that animals are “not called to the eternal life.”

We need to look at Benedict XVI as an institution, he opened a door, that of the popes emeritus.

As a Latin American, his gesture will likely be better received than that of his German predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Conservative commentators have played down the differences between Francis and his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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