Pope Benedict XVI
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| Enthroned | 19 April 2005 |
| Predecessor | Pope John Paul II |
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| Birth name | Joseph Alois Ratzinger |
| Born | 16 April 1927 Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany |
| Motto | Cooperatores Veritatis |
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; 16 April 1927- ), born Joseph Alois Ratzinger is a German priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 266th Pope. Benedict is the current leader of the Catholic church, the Bishop of Rome and the Sovereign of the Vatican City. He was elected the Pope on 19 April 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II.
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[change] Priest
Ratzinger was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1951. He was a professor at several German universities, including the University of Bonn and the University of Münster. He also taught at the University of Tübingen.[1] and the University of Regensburg.
[change] Cardinal
In 1977, Ratzinger became both a Cardinal and the Archbishop of Munich and Freisingin.
Cardinal Ratzinger was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
He became Dean of the College of Cardinals. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II.
[change] Pope
In 2005, he was elected Pope at the age of 78; and he chose to be called Benedict XVI.[2]
Benedict is the first pope from northern Europe since Pope Adrian VI.
[change] Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Joseph Ratzinger, OCLC/WorldCat includes roughly 360+ works in 520+ publications in 20 languages and 3,00+ library holdings.[3]
- Introduction to Christianity (1968)
- Einführung in das Christentum: Vorlesungen über das Apostolische Glaubensbekenntnis (1968)
- Das neue Volk Gottes: Entwürfe zur Ekklesiologie (1969)
- Der Gott Jesu Christi: Betrachtungen über den Dreieinigen Gott (1976)
- Eschatologie : Tod und ewiges Leben (1977)
- Principles of Catholic theology: building stones for a fundamental theology (1985)
- Politik und Erlösung: zum Verhältnis von Glaube, Rationalität und Irrationalem in der sogenannten Theologie der Befreiung (1986)
As Pope, OCLC/WorldCat identifies 1,400+ works in 2,300+ publications in 33 languages and 55,000+ library holdings.[4]
- Jesus of Nazareth: from the baptism in the Jordan to the transfiguration (2007)
- Without roots: the West, relativism, Christianity, Islam (2006)
[change] References
- ↑ Bernstein, Richard et al. "Turbulence on Campus in 60's Hardened Views of Future Pope," New York Times. April 24, 2005; retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Note on ordinal numbering: Popes Benedict XI–XVI are really the 10th–15th popes with that name. This is because Benedict X is now parsed as an antipope; but during the reign of Benedict XI, this was not recognized. The "true" or actual fifteenth pope Benedict identifies himself with the ordinal number XVI. In other words, the numbering of popes after the 10th Benedict needs to be explained -- compare Popes Boniface VIII–IX.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities, Ratzinger, Joseph
- ↑ WorldCat Identities, Benedict XVI Pope 1927-
[change] Other websites
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- Vatican webpage, Benedict XVI biography
- Pope Benedict XVI Hats
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
