Pope Benedict XVI is the leader of the Catholic Church and thereby responsible for the Church upon Earth in its administrative, judicial, preservative and secular relations, all done in the service of spreading the Gospel for the salvation of souls.
Update:
Benedict retired on February 28, 2013, and is currently 'unemployed.' He will spend the rest of his life in the Vatican praying, meditating and reading but will have no official function in the governance of the Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI is German.
Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope.
Pope Benedict XVI was pope number 265.
There is an image of Pope Benedict XVI above.
The current pope is Pope Francis. His papacy began on 13th March 2013. His predecessor, Benedict XVI's papacy ended on 28th February 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II was the immediate predecessor of Benedict XVI.