Be specific. Give up what?
Henry VIII set up the Anglican church when the pope wouldn't give him a divorce.
Before he was a pope he did have a cat or two. However, nobody residing in the Vatican can have any animals so as pope he had to give up his pets. It is unknown if the rule will be relaxed as he is now retired.
The pope provides leadership and spiritual guidance.
No the pope did not get beaten up! A lady pushed past security and knocked the pope over
Pope Benedict XVI grew up in Germany.
To give them his blessings.
Yes in about 1161
King Henry VIII
Pope Innocent gave official sanction to the Franciscan and Dominican orders.
The Catholic Church distributes immense amounts of money to the poor at the direction of the Pope in the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI has no known pets. Pets of any kind, including service animals, are not permitted in the Vatican. When he was a cardinal residing in Rome he is known to have had a cat or two but had to give them up when he moved to the Vatican.
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