Pope Benedict XVI Biography

Pope Benedict XVI, Pope

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Born as	Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Occup.	Pope
From	Germany
Born	April 16, 1927 Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
Died	February 28, 2020 Vatican City
Cause	Natural causes
Aged	92 years

Pope Benedict XVI was birthed Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl am Inn, a town in the German state of Bavaria. He was the youngest of 3 children born to Joseph Ratzinger, a law enforcement agent, and also Maria Ratzinger. His older brother, Georg Ratzinger, would certainly take place to end up being a prominent artist and choirmaster.

Ratzinger participated in institution in his hometown and also at some point went on to examine viewpoint and also theology at the University of Munich. In 1951, he was blessed a clergyman as well as began educating at various colleges throughout Germany.

In 1977, Pope Paul VI appointed Ratzinger as the Archbishop of Munich and Freising. He later became the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a placement he held until his political election as Pope in 2005.

Understood for his conventional sights, Pope Benedict XVI was thought about a leading theologian and also writer prior to his political election as Pope. He was a respected author, having actually authored over 70 books on topics varying from theology to philosophy to background.

Throughout his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the importance of practice and orthodoxy in the Catholic Church. He contributed in implementing a new translation of the Roman Missal in 2011, which looked for to a lot more precisely communicate the Latin text of the Mass

. In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI introduced his resignation because of "sophisticated age" as well as declining health and wellness. He was been successful by Pope Francis, who has been even more progressive in his views and method to the Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict XVI currently resides in retirement at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City, where he spends his days creating and praying. Regardless of conflict over several of his sights, he remains a reputable number amongst numerous Catholics, particularly those who comply with reactionary beliefs.

Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Pope.

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11 Famous quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

"We were looking for a 'good shepherd,' and instead we got a German shepherd"

"I leave from where the apostle arrived"

"I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace"

"Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II"

"The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ"

"The priesthood is not simply “office” but sacrament: God makes use of us poor men in order to be, through us, present to all men and women, and to act in their favour"

"Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary"

"The cross is the great paradox of Christianity. More than a few have tried to explain it as a kind of cosmic child abuse perpetrated by God the Father on God the Son. But anyone who has ever loved knows that love is about sacrifice, and the cross is the ultimate sacrifice of love"

"The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness"

"Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction"

"The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness"