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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope. Papacy began on 19 April, 2005 and is the successor of Pope John Paul II
187 Questions
What was Benedict XVI's name before he became the pope?
His title was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and, as well, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
What is the mailing address of Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City?
His Holiness, Pope Francis
00120 Via del Pellegrino
Citta del Vaticano
OR
His Holiness Pope Francis
Apostolic Palace
VATICAN CITY
OR
His Holiness Pope Francis
Vatican City State, 00120
Italy
What qualities did Pope Benedict XVI have?
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Pope Benedict is now retired, as Pope Emeritus, and is quite elderly.
As pope, he had a fondness for finery that represented a departure from the more austere tastes of Popes Paul VI and John Paul II. For example, he favoured gold, jewel-encrusted mitres that neither of his immediate predecessors, nor Pope Francis would be comfortable with. Richard Sipe says that he asked a number of Roman clerics and members of the Roman press corps if they think Benedict is gay. None wished to be named, but every one was convinced that Pope Benedict XVI is gay, without suggesting that he was sexually active during his papacy.
A conservative on many issues, Benedict XVI saw no irony in condemning what he called excessive consumerism, especially among youth. He stated in December 2007 that "[A]dolescents, youths and even children are easy victims of the corruption of love, deceived by unscrupulous adults who, lying to themselves and to them, draw them into the dead-end streets of consumerism."
What movie and television projects has Pope Benedict XVI been in?
Pope Benedict XVI has: Played himself in "Panorama" in 1953. Played himself in "NBC Nightly News" in 1970. Performed in "Canada A.M." in 1972. Played himself in "Canada A.M." in 1972. Played himself in "20 heures le journal" in 1981. Played himself in "Have I Got News for You" in 1990. Played himself in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1992. Played himself in "Kulturzeit" in 1995. Played himself in "Alpha Forum" in 1999. Played himself in "Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger - Mein Vatikan" in 2004. Played himself in "Dorfers Donnerstalk" in 2004. Played himself in "Die 100 nervigsten..." in 2004. Played himself in "Joseph Ratzinger - Die Jugend des Papstes" in 2005. Played himself in "Ein Papst aus Deutschland: Benedikt XVI." in 2005. Played himself in "The Colbert Report" in 2005. Played himself in "Doctor Who" in 2005. Played himself in "Barbarians" in 2006. Played himself in "Deliver Us from Evil" in 2006. Played himself in "El hormiguero" in 2006. Played himself in "Benedict XVI: The Keys of the Kingdom" in 2006. Played himself in "The Gospel of Caesar" in 2007. Played himself in "Der Papst und die Juden" in 2007. Played himself in "Switch reloaded" in 2007. Played himself in "Chelsea Lately" in 2007. Played himself in "Catalunya.cat" in 2008. Played himself in "Papal Visit to Ground Zero" in 2008. Played himself in "Der Papst und sein Jesus - Ein Bestseller aus Rom" in 2008. Played himself in "Just In with Laura Ingraham" in 2008. Played himself in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in 2008. Played himself in "Live from Studio Five" in 2009. Played himself in "Ancient Aliens" in 2009. Played himself in "A polos 25" in 2009. Played himself in "Aus dem Leben - Die Reportage" in 2009. Played himself in "Con Artist" in 2009. Played Himself - With President Obama in "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in 2009. Played Himself - Pope in "Collage of the King" in 2010. Played himself in "Conan" in 2010. Played Himself - Pope in "Constitution Projection" in 2010. Played himself in "Macht der Wunder - Die Geheimnisse des Vatikans" in 2010. Played himself in "Le vrai pouvoir du Vatican" in 2010. Played Himself - Pope in "Vatican: The Hidden World" in 2011. Played himself in "Francesco und der Papst" in 2011. Played himself in "Der deutsche Papst" in 2011. Played himself in "Der heilige Schein" in 2012. Played himself in "The Diamond Queen" in 2012. Played himself in "Die Lage" in 2012. Played himself in "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" in 2012. Played himself in "Love Alien" in 2012. Played himself in "La scelta del Papa" in 2013.
The first leader of the Church was Saint Peter. The name 'Pope', however, did not come into use until many years later.
Jesus Christ appointed Peter as the first leader of his Church when He said:
And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. (Matthew Chapt. 16)
How did Pope Benedict XVI become the pope?
He was elected by the cardinals
Catholic AnswerBy Conclave: The assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope; also the place where the assembly meets. It takes place 15 days after the pope's death, when the cardinals are locked up in certain halls of the Vatican with their attendants; each cardinal has a separate "bed-sitting-room". Voting takes place twice a day by secret ballot in the Sistine chapel into which none but the cardinals are admitted; the checking of the votes is most stringent; and the daily ballots are continued till someone gets a two-third plus one majority. Election may also be by inspiration or compromise. Theoretically any male Catholic, even a married layman, could be elected; in fact, all popes wince Urban VI (1378) have been cardinals, and all since Adrian VI (1522) Italians (except for the last two!). Immediately on election the pope selects a new name, receives the homage of the cardinals, is proclaimed to the people and gives his blessing to the City and to the World. Before his coronation he must be consecrated if he is not already a bishop, and afterwards take possession of and be enthroned in his cathedral-church of St. John Lateran. (This could not be done during the reigns of Leo XIII, Pius X and Benedict XV owing to the Roman Question. His jurisdiction starts from the moment of his election.from A Catholic Dictionary, Edited by Donald Attwater, Second Edition, Revised.
Do you still call Benedict the pope?
After 5 pm, Rome time, on 28 February, no, he will no longer be the Pope. There can be only one Pope, and there is no such thing as a retired Pope. The Pope did not announce his retirement, he did not resign, he renounced the Papacy.
As of this morning, U.S. time, this was on the feed from the Vatican News Service:
BENEDICT XVI WILL BE POPE EMERITUSVatican City, 26 February 2013 (VIS) - Benedict XVI will be "Pontiff emeritus" or "Pope emeritus", as Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office, reported in a press conference on th final days of the current pontificate. He will keep the name of "His Holiness, Benedict XVI" and will dress in a simple white cassock without the mozzetta (elbow-length cape).More than 50,000 tickets have already been requested for the Pope's final general audience tomorrow morning, 27 February, but greater attendance is expected. Except for the trip around St. Peter's Square in the popemobile and the exclusion of the "bacciamani" (brief personal greetings that take place after the ceremony), the audience will take place as usual. On its conclusion, the Pope will go to the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Palace to meet with some of the civil authorities who are present in Rome or who have travelled here to wish him farewell. Among these dignitaries will be the presidents of Slovakia and of the German region of Bavaria.
On the morning of 28 February, the last day of his pontificate, the Pope will meet with, again in the Clementine Hall, the cardinals what are present in Rome. At 4:55pm, in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican Apostolic Palace and before a detachment of the Swiss Guards, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State of His Holiness, and and other members of that dicastery will bid him farewell. The Pope's helicopter will land at Castel Gandolfo at 5:15pm, where he will be received by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello and Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, respectively president and secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State along with Bishop Marcello Semeraro of the Diocese of Albano, and civil authorities of the locality.
Benedict XVI will appear at the balcony of the Castel Gandolfo Apostolic Palace to greet those who have gathered in the square to wish him well. The Sede Vacante will begin at 8:00pm and the Swiss Guards assigned to him at Castel Gandolfo will take their leave, as their corps is dedicated to the safe-guarding of the Roman Pontiff. Instead, the Vatican Gendarmerie will take over the Pope emeritus' safety detail.
Fr. Lombardi also explained that Bendict XVI will no longer use the "Fisherman's Ring", which will be destroyed along with the lead seal of the pontificate. This task falls to the cardinal camerlengo and his assistants. Likewise, the Press Office director announced that the Pope will no longer wear the red papal shoes.
Regarding the beginning of the Congregations of Cardinals, the dean of the College of Cardinals will send a letter to all the cardinals on 1 March, calling them to Rome. "It is likely, therefore," Fr. Lombardi added, "that the congregations will begin starting next week."
The congregations will be held in the new Synod Hall. The prelates will not be housed in the Casa Santa Marta residence until the eve of the beginning of the Conclave for various reasons, including the fact that rooms are to be assigned by lot during the congregations.
How old was Pope Benedict XVI when he was elected?
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope April 19, 2005.
On 19 April 2005, Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as the successor to Pope John Paul II.
What Church does Pope Benedict XVI go to?
When did the Pope last visit England?
Pope John Paul II arrived in New Delhi, India, Feb 1 for a 10-day, 14-city visit. He was the last pope to visit that country. However, there is talk that Pope Francis may visit India in 2014.
What is Pope Benedict XVI's favorite food?
According to History Channel's "Secret Access: The Vatican," it is Fanta Orange.
Why did Pope Benedict XVI retire?
When Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement, he indicated that his health was the main factor and he felt the Church needed a younger pope who could lead the Church. However, La Repubblica claims that the real reason for Pope Benedict's resignation is the receipt of the report from an inquiry led by Cardinal Herranz. The report allegedly contains serious accounts of blackmail, corruption and gay sex in the Vatican itself. Another view is that Benedict knew that during the last years of previous popes, political infighting took over, to the detriment of the Church; he retired early in order to avoid this.
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AnswerPope Benedict XVI did NOT retire, actually there is no way to retire from being Pope. He renounced the Papacy - a very different matter from retiring. Here is his official announcement:VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday said he plans on resigning the papal office on February 28, 2013. . The following is the full text of Benedict's declaration:
"Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer."
Pope Benedict XVI did NOT retire, he renounced the Chair of Peter, an entirely different thing; here in his own words is his explanation:
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday said he plans on resigning the papal office on February 28, 2013. . The following is the full text of Benedict's declaration:
"Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer."
What were the names of Pope Benedict's siblings?
Benedict has 1 brother and 1 sister.
Georg is still alive and is a priest.
His sister Maria died in 1991
What languages does Pope Benedict XVI speak?
Pope Benedict XVI is fluent in:
German
Italian
French
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Latin
additionally he reads and understands
Ancient Greek
Biblical Hebrew
When was Cardinal Ratzinger the pope?
In a secret conclave held in the Sistine Chapel he was elected on April 19, 2005.
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.
What did Pope Benedict XVI do in World War II?
Following his 14th birthday in 1941, he was enrolled in the "Hitler Youth", as it was against the law not to enroll since 1939...he was unenthusiastic and refused to attend meetings! At age 16 he was drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps, but a subsequent illness precluded him from the usual rigours of military duty. After some time, he abandoned his post and returned home absent without leave. At the end of the war he was taken prisoner of war by the American forces for several weeks before being released.
He and his brother Georg entered the priesthood after the war in the summer of 1945.Neither he nor his brother had any voluntary involvement World War II!
What were Pope Benedict's first words as pope?
The conclave of cardinals that elects the pope are secret so we will never know what was said right after the election of Benedict.
We do the first word he said as Pope was "I accept" as he needed to accept the office and the second would be "Benedict" as he was asked which name he would use.
He was a theological expert at Vatican II before he was 40 years old.
He was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under John Paul II.
He has published nearly seventy books and hundreds of articles, and most of those before he became pope, making him one of the most influential theologians of the post-Vatican II period.
He was the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years.
Pope Benedict is most famous because, as pope, he is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the head of state of the Vatican City State which is the world's smallest independent nation.
He was, however, already rather famous as a theologian and Cardinal before his election to the papacy because of his immense collection of theological and spiritual writings.
What role does Pope Benedict play?
The 'job' of the pope is to be the spiritual leader and Vicar of Christ for the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI is now retired and spends his days praying, reading and writing. As Pope Emeritus, he has no official role in the governance of the Church.
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship. He succeeded Pope John Paul II.
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927.
Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730.
The Pope has doctorate degrees in divinity and theology and he was a university professor.
Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew.
Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven.
Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927. Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730. The Pope has doctorate degrees in divinity and theology and he was a university professor. Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew. Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven. Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927 and recently turned 81. Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730. The Pope has doctorate degrees in divinity and theology and he was a university professor. Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew. Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven. Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.
