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What is Pope Benedict XVI's favorite animal?
Benedict is a cat person.
Does Pope Benedict XVI have any cats?
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.
Did Pope Benedict have any pets?
Popes are not permitted to have any pets within the Vatican. Pope Benedict did have a pet cat before he was elected as pope. However, some popes in the past have 'bent' the law prohibiting pets. Pope Leo XII kept a small dog for company, several popes had aviaries built in the Vatican gardens, and Pope Pius XII kept caged birds in the papal apartment. You also have Pope Leo X, who was gifted a white elephant, named Hanno, by King Manuel I of Portugal. Even service animals are forbidden anywhere in the Vatican for both residents and visitors.However, if the pope is the leader of Catholicism, who can forbid him a pet? He, basically, makes the rules.
Does Pope Benedict have a dog?
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.
What is the name of the cat of Pope Benedict XVI?
Animals (pets) are not allowed in Vatican City, even service animals, so Benedict has no cats.
Who was the pope immediately after Pope John XXIII?
Pope Paul VI was elected pope after the death of Pope John XXIII.
Who was pope in 1977?
John Paul II
When was Pope XXIII made pope?
There is no pope named Pope XXIII. If you are referring to Pope John XXIII, he became pope in 1958.
Who is the reigning pope?
Pope Francis is the reigning pope in 2013.
Who is the pope in Rome?
The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI.
Was Pope Julius the first pope?
Pope Pius III was the predecessor of Pope Julius II.
Who is the successor of pope Benedict the XVI?
Pope Benedict followed Pope John Paul II as pope.
