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Benedict XVI was ordained on June 29, 1951.
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Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict) was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951.
He was ordained at Freising, Germany, on June 29, 1951.
If you are referring to Pope Benedict XVI, he was a priest and never married. He had no children.
Pope Benedict has a brother named Georg Ratzinger who is also a priest.
Both were ordained together on June 29, 1951.
There has never been a Pope John Benedict.
No, Benedict was a secular priest and not a member of a religious order.
He has been a priest since June 29, 1951, when he was ordained.
Pope Benedict XVI.
A priest could only become pope if he is elected by the cardinals in conclave.