Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia He became the first pope to resign from office since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294 He subsequently moved into the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City for his retirement The 2013 conclave elected Francis as his successor on 13 March
Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a reluctant pope who never wanted to be pontiff So it should have come as little surprise that with a few words uttered in Latin on a Vatican holiday in 2013, Benedict ended it all
Pope Benedict XVI | USCCB On April 18, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 264th successor of Saint Peter and chose the name Benedict XVI His papacy testifies to both a scholarly churchman, having extensively studied theology and philosophy, and pastoral sensitivity
A timeline of Pope Benedict XVI’s extraordinary life 2019 — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI publishes an essay on April 10 on the scandal of sex abuse in the Church, looking at the abuse crisis in the context of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, the concurrent collapse in moral theology, and their effect on priestly life and formation
Dedicated to the life and work of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Cardinal Kurt Koch on the historic significance of Benedict XVI, his rich theological legacy, and its relevance for the Church of tomorrow Papal biographer Peter Seewald: Why the pontificate of Benedict XVI is a watershed in the history of the Church Thank you, Pope Benedict!
Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican He chose the pontifical name Benedict which means “the blessed”, in honor of both Pope Benedict XV and Saint Benedict of Nursia He then served as the Pope from April 2005 to February 2013 when he resigned from office