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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI with Pope Francis (left) in the Vatican Gardens, July 2013. After his resignation, Benedict retained his papal name rather than reverting to his birth name. [9] He continued to wear the white cassock but without the pellegrina or the fascia. He ceased wearing red papal shoes.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that he was "saddened to hear of the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, this evening. May he rest in eternal peace." [100] Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said that Benedict XVI "was the gentlest of men, I found this in my several meetings with him. In the end, what mattered to him was being faithful ...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian whose conservative Roman Catholicism earned him the nickname “God’s Rottweiler” and who shocked his flock by suddenly resigning the ...
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)
Benedict XVI, the former pope who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, ... At 8 p.m., his papacy officially ended, and he assumed the novel title of “pope emeritus.” ...
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took effect on 28 February 2013 at 20:00 CET, following Benedict's announcement of it on 11 February. [1] [2] [3] It made him the first pope to relinquish the office [note 1] since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 [4] to end the Western Schism, and the first pope to voluntarily resign since Celestine V in 1294.
The King has sent a message of condolence to Pope Francis following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) December 31, 2022
The following is a list of books written by Pope Benedict XVI arranged chronologically by English first edition. The original German first edition publication year is included in brackets. [1] [2] [3] Theological Highlights of Vatican II. New York: Paulist Press. 1966 [1963]. ISBN 978-0-8091-4610-9. [N 1] Introduction to Christianity. London ...