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The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI occurred on 28 February. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi , speaking on Vatican Radio on 23 February 2013, strongly criticized media coverage [ 5 ] [ 27 ] of the report [ 28 ] as a financial scandal which purportedly became, upon the cardinals' internal investigation, a homosexual sex ...
Pope Paul III Farnese had four illegitimate children and made his illegitimate son Pier Luigi Farnese the first duke of Parma. This is a list of sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates were allegedly sexually active before their election as pope, and others were thought to ...
He stayed there until refurbishment was completed on his retirement home, the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens near St. Peter's, former home of twelve nuns, where he moved on 2 May 2013. [243] [244] Pope emeritus Benedict XVI with Pope Francis (left) in the Vatican Gardens, July 2013
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI laid out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the ...
Benedict XVI, the former pope who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, has died at 95. ... At 8 p.m., his papacy officially ended, and he assumed the novel title of “pope ...
Bergoglio and Benedict meet at the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope's summer residence. The two debate the roles of God and the Church. Benedict recounts what led him to the priesthood and talks about his interests. The two watch Benedict's favorite TV show, Inspector Rex, which further delays their discussion about Bergoglio's resignation.
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as ...