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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
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Was Pope Benedict XVI ever married and did he serve in the war?
I can't find anything that says he was ever married. He was drafted in WWII by Nazi Germany and assigned to an anti-aircraft unit.
Is the Church of Rome coming to an end once Benedict dies?
No, when the pope dies a new pope is picked.
Was the Vatican where they decided that Benedict was going to be the new pope?
The Vatican is the place where the Worlds Cardinals meet to make the decision. The Cardinals pray and discuss all the candidates and each day they vote. At the end of each day when the voting is complete, if there is no positive decision on the new pope, the voting ballots are burned and the smoke that rises tells the world if a decision has been made. Black smoke, no decision, white smoke and we have a new pope. This process goes on for days and could go on for weeks until a decision is made. This is an important decision for Catholics and really for all christians as the Pope is the next successor to Saint Peter (the rock) who was the first Pope.
Is Pope Benedict XVI still a pope?
Pope Benedict XVI retired on February 28, 2013, and is now known as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He continues to reside in the Vatican but has no role in governing the Church. Pope Francis became pope on March 13 of that year and, as of December 2014, was still reigning.
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.
There has been much discussion about that. As an administrator of the Roman Catholic church he did well enough, but he has been much blamed for never condemning Nazi atrocities while these were happening, although he must have been well aware of them through reports of his many representatives in Germany, Poland and occupied Europe. After WW II many Nazis, including infamous people like dr. Mengele and Adolf Eichmann managed to escape to South America through a network that was aided and abetted by institutions of the Catholic church, and Pius XII has also been censured for not stopping or condemning this.
Who are the new saints that Pope Benedict canonized?
- October 23, 2005
- Jozef Bilczewski (1860 -1923)
- Gaetano Catanoso (1879 - 1963)
- Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845 - 1920)
- Alberto Hurtado (1901 - 1952)
- Felix of Nicosia (1715 - 1787)
- October 15, 2006
- Bishop Rafael GuÂzar Valencia (1878 - 1938)
- Mother Theodore Guarin (1798 - 1856)
- Filippo Smaldone (1848 - 1923)
- Rose Venerini (1656 - 1728)
- May 11, 2007
- Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvaeo (1739 - 1822)
- June 3, 2007
- George Preca (1880 - 1962)
- Szymon of Lipnica (1437 - 1482)
- Charles of Mount Argus (1821 - 1893)
- Marie-Eugenie de Jesus (1817 - 1898)
- October 12, 2008
- Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (1910 - 1946)
- Gaetano Errico (1791 - 1860)
- Narcisa de Jesus (1832 - 1869)
- Maria Bernarda Butler (1848 - 1924)
- April 26, 2009
- Arcangelo Tadini (1846 - 1912)
- Bernardo Tolomei (1272 - 1348)
- Nuno ÃÂlvares Pereira (1360 - 1431)
- Geltrude Comensoli (1847 - 1903)
- Caterina Volpicelli (1839 - 1894)
- October 11, 2009
- Zygmunt Szcizesny Felinski (1822 - 1895)
- Francisco Coll Guitart (1812 - 1875)
- Damien de Veuster (1840 - 1889)
- Rafael Arnaiz Baron (1911 - 1938)
- Jeanne Jugan (1792 - 1879)
- October 17, 2010
- Stanislaw Kazimierczyk (1433- 1489)
- Andre Bessette (1845 - 1937)
- Candida Maria of Jesus (1845 - 1912)
- Mary MacKillop (1842- 1909)
- Giulia Salzano (1846 - 1929)
- Camilla Battista da Varano (1458 - 1524)
- October 23, 2011
- Guido Maria Conforti (1865 - 1931)
- Luigi Guanella (1842 - 1915)
- Bonifacia RodriÂguez y Castro (1837 - 1905)
- May 10, 2012
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
- October 21, 2012
- Jacques Berthieu (1838 - 1896)
- Pedro Calungsod (ca.1654 - 1672)
- Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841 - 1913)
- MariÂa del Monte Carmelo Salles y Barangueras (1848 - 1911)
- Marianne Cope (1838 - 1918)
- Kateri Tekakwitha (ca.1656 - 1680)
- Anna Schaffer (1882 - 1925)
What is the Pope's Schedule in June?
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI no longer has a public schedule as he is no longer involved with the governance of the Church.
When he became Archbishop he took the motto, "Cooperatores Veritatis", which means, "Co-workers of the Truth."
Did Pope Benedict admit there are UFOs?
Not in as many words, but the Pontiff ( and by the way the title originally meant Chief Engineer ( of bridges)- did make what amounted to a Nihil Obstat nothing objectionable, in other words the existence of life on other planets or worlds does not violate any Catholic doctrine of belief. he also made what amount to a N.O. on Evolution! ( do not monkey around). kidding aside, a small step for a Clergy Man, we hope a Giant leap- towards some serious UFO study from the Vatican men.
Did it take long to elect Pope Benedict XVI?
He won on the 8th ballot of the conclave, on the third day.
What are the popes' names and where are they from?
For a complete list of all the popes and their birth places, click here.
On May 13th 1981, pope John Paul II was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
Where did Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger study?
He entered Saint Michael Seminary in Traunstein in November 1945, later studying at the Ducal Georgianum (Herzogliches Georgianum) of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.
In what country and continent does Pope Benedict live?
He lives on the continent of Europe, and he lives in Vatican City, which is an independent state in Italy.
What did Pope Benedict XVI clarify about unbaptized babies and Limbo?
"The question of what it means to say that baptism is necessary for salvation has become ever more hotly debated in modern times. The Second Vatican Council said on this point that men who are seeking for God and who are inwardly striving toward that which constitutes baptism will also receive salvation. That is to say that a seeking after God already represents an inward participation in baptism, in the Church, in Christ.
To that extent, the question concerning the necessity of baptism for salvation seems to have been answered, but the question about children who could not be baptized because they were aborted then presses upon us that much more urgently.
Earlier ages had devised a teaching that seems to me rather unenlightened. They said that baptism endows us, by means of sanctifying grace, with the capacity to gaze upon God. Now, certainly, the state of original sin, from which we are freed by baptism, consists in a lack of sanctifying grace. Children who die in this way are indeed without any personal sin, so they cannot be sent to hell, but, on the other hand, they lack sanctifying grace and thus the potential for beholding God that this bestows. They will simply enjoy a state of natural blessedness, in which they will be happy. This state people called limbo.
In the course of our century, that has gradually come to seem problematic to us. This was one way in which people sought to justify the necessity of baptizing infants as early as possible, but the solution is itself questionable. Finally, the Pope [John Paul II] made a decisive turn in the [1995] encyclical Evangelium Vitae, a change already anticipated by the [1992] Catechism of the Catholic Church, when he expressed the simple hope that God is powerful enough to draw to himself all those who were unable to receive the sacrament."
--Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, God and the World, pp. 401-402
Who were the parents of Saint Benedict of Nursia?
Saint Benedict of Nursia is a Christian saint who is considered patron saint of students and Europe by Catholic and Anglican church. He was born in 480 AD in Norsia. His father was a Roman noble.
How long does Pope Benedict XVI get to be pope?
A papacy usually ends with the pope's confirmed death, so Benedict XVI could be pope until the day he dies. He can, however, resign his office (Code of Canon Law 332 §2), and this is an option he he chose, announcing on the 11th of February 2013 that he would be resigning on the 28th of February 2013.
Where is Pope Benedict being held?
Pope Benedict XVI is not being "held" anywhere. He is currently residing in Castel
Gandolfo
until the convent at the Vatican where he will spend the rest of his days is finished.
What year was Pope Benedict made to serve in the army?
In 1943, at the age of 16, he was drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps as Luftwaffenhelfer (air force child soldier).
