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Answer 1: Benedict XVI's birth name was Joseph Alois Ratzinger.
Answer 2:Benedict XVI is no longer the Pope. The above answer was made when he was still Pope.
The current Pope is Francis (the first), born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936. He is is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013 after Pope Benedit XVI announced his resignation on 11 February 2013, which resignation took effect on 28 February 2013. Though of Italian descent, Frances was born in Buenos Aires (in Argentina). He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969, and served as Argentina's Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus from 1973 to 1979; so he was already, then, on a fast track to high rank in the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Argentina. He became the country's Arch Bishop in 1998; then its Cardinal in 2001. He is the first Latin-American Pope.
Benedict XVI was the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so on his own initiative since Pope Celestine V in 1294. He now holds the title "Pope Emeritus," and lives in retirement in the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae monastery at the Vatican.
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What did popes eat?
Popes eat much of the same foods current people eat. In earlier centuries, popes at the current foods of the time.
Why do popes kill people on purpose?
Current popes do not kill people on purpose.
How many popes have been called the same as the current pope?
Pope Francis is the first pope to use that name.
What is the holy name of the twelve popes?
There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
Did popes elect cardinals?
Popes do not elect cardinals, they name them.
How many popes have there been since peter?
Including Peter and the current pope, Francis, there have been 266 popes.
From where did the popes come?
. Popes are elevated from the College of Cardinals. .
How many popes have the name Jude?
There have been no popes named Jude.
Who are the current leaders of Christianity?
Popes, priests, ministers, and pastors
What is the current name of the original city of Salem Massachusetts?
Salem...
What name was shared by only six popes?
There have been six popes named Adrian and six popes named Paul.
What does misr mean?
Misr is the original name for Egypt and the current Arabic name for Egypt.
