Pope Benedict XVI

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Benedict XVI
Papacy began 19 April 2005
Papacy ended 28 February 2013
Predecessor Pope John Paul II
Successor Pope Francis
Personal details
Birth name Joseph Alois Ratzinger
Born 16 April 1927 (1927-04-16) (age 86)
Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
Motto Cooperatores Veritatis
Other Popes named Benedict

Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; 16 April 1927-  ), born Joseph Alois Ratzinger is a German bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the 266th Pope[1] Until his resignation which became effective on February 28, 2013, Benedict was the 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. After his resignation he officially has the title pope emeritus.

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Priest [change]

Ratzinger was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1951[2]. He was a professor at several German universities, including the University of Bonn[3] and the University of Münster[4]. He also taught at the University of Tübingen.[5] and the University of Regensburg.[6]

Cardinal [change]

In 1977, Ratzinger became both a Cardinal and the Archbishop of Munich and Freising.[7]

Cardinal Ratzinger was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. [8] He became Dean of the College of Cardinals[9]. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II.

Pope [change]

In 2005, Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope at the age of 78. At the conclave, "it was, if not Ratzinger, who? And as they came to know him, the question became, why not Ratzinger?"[10] He chose to be called Benedict XVI.[11] [12]

On 11 February 2013, the pope announced that he will abdicate or resign on 28 February 2013: "I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry."[13] The original declaration was made in Latin.[14] He is the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.[15]He resigned on February 28, 2013.

Selected works [change]

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.[16]

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  • Introduction to Christianity (1968)[17]
  • 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.[18]

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  • Jesus of Nazareth: from the baptism in the Jordan to the transfiguration (2007)[19]
  • Without roots: the West, relativism, Christianity, Islam (2006)[20]

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References [change]

The Coat of Arms of Benedict XVI
  1. ↑ Weigel, George. (2005). God's Choice Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church, p. 154; "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
  2. ↑ Ratzinger, George; Michael Hesseman; Michael J. Miller My Brother, the Pope 2011 Ingatius Press San Francisco page 160
  3. ↑ Kung, Hans Disputed Truth: Memoirs II Continuum International Publishing Group New York New York 2007 page 11
  4. ↑ Streissguth, Thomas Pope Benedict XVI Lerner Publishing Group Minneapolis Minnesota 2007
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Seewald, Peter; Brian McNeil Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth Ignatius Press San Francisco 2006 page 185
  7. ↑ Seewald, Peter; Brian McNeil Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth Ignatius Press San Francisco 2006 page 185
  8. ↑ Heim, Maximillian Heinrich; Michael J. Miller Joseph Ratzinger: Life in the Church and Living Theology: Fundamentals of Ecclesiology with Reference to Lumen Gentium Ignatius Press San Francisco 2007 page 211
  9. ↑ Pope Benedict XVI; Jurgen Habermas Dialectics of Secularization: On Reason and Religion Ignatius Press San Francisco 2006 page 82
  10. ↑ Goodstein, Laurie and Elisabetta Povoledo. "Before Smoke Rises at Vatican, It's Romans vs. the Reformers," New York Times. March 11, 2013; Ivereigh, Austen. "Does cardinal confusion spell a long conclave?" Our Sunday Visitor. 11 March By Austen Ivereigh; excerpt, "A former communications director to the Archbishop emeritus of Westminster (England), Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, he accompanied the cardinal to Rome in 2005 for the funeral of Pope John Paul II and election of Pope Benedict XVI"; retrieved 2013-3-12.
  11. ↑ Collins, Michael The Vatican: Secrets and Treasures of the Holy City DK New York 2011 page 78
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Benedict XVI, "Declaratio" (Declaration) at Vatican.va, 11 February 2012; retrieved 2012-2-11.
  14. ↑ "Original declaration in Latin, Holy See". http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130211_declaratio_lt.html.
  15. ↑ Messia, Hada (February 11, 2013). "Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month, Vatican says". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/?hpt=hp_t1. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  16. ↑ WorldCat Identities, Ratzinger, Joseph
  17. ↑ Pope Benedict XVI Introduction to Christianity Ignatius Press San Francisco 2004
  18. ↑ WorldCat Identities, Benedict XVI Pope 1927-
  19. ↑ Pope Benedict XVI Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration Volume 1 Doubleday a division of Random House, Inc New York 2007
  20. ↑ Pope Benedict XVI Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam Basic Books 2006

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Preceded by
John Paul II		 Pope
2005–2013		 Succeeded by
Francis


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