Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger is the birth name of Pope Benedict
XVI.
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Joseph Alois Ratzinger was the third and youngest child of
Joseph Ratzinger, Sr., a police officer, and Maria Ratzinger (née
Peintner).
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Pope Benedict XVI, who is now retired, was named Joseph Alois
Ratzinger.
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If you are referring to Joseph Ratzinger, the father of
Benedict, he was a police officer. If you are referring to
Benedict, before he was pope he was a cardinal and member of the
Roman Curia.