Ratzinger, born in the Bavarian city of Marktl in 1927had been chosen 265th Pontiff of the Church in 2005 and resigned the February 28, 2013becoming the first pontiff to 600 years in resigning his post and giving rise to the conclave who chose Jorge bergoglio As the Pope Francisco the March 13 of that year.
With an academic profile, considered a conservative According to some analysts, Ratzinger lived in a monastery inside the Vatican gardens since his resignation, the first volunteer for a pope since 1294.
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Shortly after assuming his pontificate, Ratzinger had found himself involved in a strong controversy for his supposed Hitler Youth affiliationalthough he later stated that -along with his brother- they had been bound to enroll
Before being elected Pope, Ratzinger was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)the body that guards the doctrine of Churchduring 24 years.
during their seven and a half years As Pope, Benedict XVI made 24 official tripsincluding a visit to Brazil in 2007 for the V Conference of the Latin American Bishopsone of the two that he made to the region together with the trip of 2012 a Mexico Y Cuba.
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Earlier this week, Francisco revealed during his weekly general audience that his predecessor was “very sick”and asked people to pray for him.
In addition, the holiness had referred to her relationship with Benedict less than 15 days ago. “I visit him frequently and I come out edified from his transparent gaze. Live in contemplation… He has a good mood, he is lucid, very alive, he speaks softly but he follows the conversation. I admire your intelligence. He is a great. He is a saint. He is a man of high spiritual life,” he recalled in mid-December in statements to the Spanish newspaper ABC.
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Farewell to the faithful
The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be exhibited from the Monday on the Basilica of Saint Peter for the farewell to the faithfulannounced the Holy See. The ceremony – presided over by the Pope Francisco– will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT).
“It can be reported that as of the morning of Monday, January 2, 2023the body of the Pope Emeritus will be in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican for the greeting of the faithful“, according to Matteo Bruni.
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What pope emeritusit is discounted that Benedict XVI will have state funerals in the Vatican and that, as it was his Willwill be buried in one of the crypts of the Basilica of Saint Peter in which their predecessors were also John XXIII Y John Paul II.
Source: Ambito
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