Pope Benedict XVI death: World Mourns passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI 16 April 1927- 31 December 2022 (Photo: Twitter) |
The Roman Catholic Church Mourns the death of the former Pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95. Tributes poured in from all over the world after the Vatican confirmed the news on Saturday. The German pope died in The Ecclesia Monastery after a bout of ill health.
Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict.
Pope Francis prays for Benedict XVI at New Year's mass as Vatican prepares to mourn the former pontiff.
Pope Francis remembered his predecessor as a noble and kind person. He also thanked him for his contributions to the church.
"We are moved as we recall him as such a noble person, so kind and we feel such gratitude in our hearts. Gratitude for God for giving him to the church into the world. Gratitude to him for all the good he accomplished and above all for his witness of faith and prayer especially in these last years of his life. Only God knows the value of his sacrifices for the good of the church," Pope Francis said.
The Vatican revealing his last words reportedly picked up by a nurse in the middle of the night. Benedict saying in Italian, "Lord, I love you."
Benedict's body is now lying in a Chapel of the Vatican Monastery. The former Pope will be moved to Saint Peter's for public viewing on Monday where it will lie in state for three days for the faithful to pay their respects. Thousands are expected to come.
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| Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s remains rest at the 'Mater Ecclesiae' monastery in the Vatican. (Photo: Twitter) |
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| Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s remains rest at the 'Mater Ecclesiae' monastery in the Vatican. (Photo: Twitter) |
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| Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s remains rest at the 'Mater Ecclesiae' monastery in the Vatican. (Photo: Twitter) |
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| Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s remains rest at the 'Mater Ecclesiae' monastery in the Vatican. (Photo: Twitter) |
U.S President Joe Biden sent his sympathies to the former Pope recalling him as a renowned Theologian with lifelong devotion to the church.
Britain's King Charles III highlighted the former Pope's efforts to strengthen relations between the Anglican communion and the Roman Catholic.
Preparations underway for the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis will lead the funeral event on January 5 at Saint Peter's Square, the Vatican says it'll be a simple ceremony, the wish of the Pope Emeritus.
The city of Rome expecting fifty to sixty thousand people to attend on St. Peter's Square. They've started setting up barricades in anticipation of the lines of people coming to see the pope lying in state.
Looking Back at Pope Benedict's Life: First Pope in nearly 600 years to resign
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is known as a conservative hard-liner who had spent 20 years as the fierce chief enforcer of Vatican conservatism.
Ratzinger's, softer side was first seen during his touching homily at Pope John Paul II's funeral mass.
He established himself as the papal frontrunner, and once the conclave began, it didn't take long for the church to elect Ratzinger. He chose the name Benedict XVI and began the difficult task of replacing Pope John Paul II, the most popular leader the Catholic church has ever known.
During his papacy, Pope Benedict worked to clean up the church sex scandal after taking a lead role in the investigation into pedophile priests in 2001. Pope Benedict went on to make a public apology for the abuse of children at the hands of catholic clergy.
The pope also apologized for offending Muslims during a trip to his native Germany. Benedict sparks a massive protests from the Muslim world when quoted a medieval passage that portrayed Islam is a violent religion. He said the words did not reflect his own views but not before several Christian churches were burned in protests.
Nearly 8 years later, the 85-year-old said he was too old to carry on and became the first Pope to resign in nearly 600 years.
When he retired Benedict became known as Emeritus Pope that pledge obedience to his successor Pope Francis and the Vatican became home to two popes for the first time in history.
Ratzinger's early life was also not without controversy. During World War II Ratzinger said he was forced to join the Hitler Youth and serve in an anti-aircraft battery. But some historians say he might have been able to avoid serving.
He deserted the German army toward the end of the war and was briefly interned in a POW camp.
The former Cardinal Ratzinger had never wanted to be pope and had planned to spend his last years writing in the 'quiet' of his native Bavaria.
In 2017 on his 90th birthday, the German pope raised a beer to toast a new decade of life with family and friends.
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