Pope Benedict XVI

In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis on Jan. 5 celebrated the funeral Mass of his predecessor, the late ...

As Francis offered his final tribute to his predecessor at the conclusion of his homily on Jan. People hold up a sign saying, "Santo Subito" (Sainthood Now) as Pope Francis concludes the funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI in St. Kasper especially praised Benedict's courage to step aside in 2005, after saying he was too weak to keep up with the demands of the papacy. While only Germany and Italy were invited to send official state delegations to the funeral, nearly a dozen other heads of state attended in a personal capacity, along with [Cardinal Joseph Zen](https://www.ncronline.org/news/has-vaticans-dialogue-china-reached-its-limits) of Hong Kong, who received special court permission to travel to Rome for the occasion, after being recently [convicted](https://www.ncronline.org/news/hong-kong-court-convicts-cardinal-zen-5-others-over-fund) by the Chinese Communist Party for his efforts backing democratic reforms in China's special administrative region. In his 2018 homily during the canonization Mass for slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, for example, Francis focused mostly [on the universal call to holiness](https://www.ncronline.org/spirituality/sainting-romero-and-paul-vi-francis-says-no-half-measures-holiness), and devoted about one line specifically to Romero. [grandfather of all grandfathers](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/30597/pope-francis-calls-benedict-xvi-the-ultimate-grandfather)" and often praised the wisdom Benedict offered as a retired pope living inside the Vatican walls. Peter's Square, Francis reflected on the life of Christ, marked by "hands of forgiveness and compassion, healing and mercy, anointing and blessing," seemingly drawing a parallel to the same devotion in which Benedict served the church. Peter's Square at the Vatican before Pope Francis' celebration of his funeral Mass Jan. Pallbearers carry the casket of Pope Benedict XVI in St. In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis on Jan. Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St.

Heads of state, royalty and clergy from around the world travelled to the Vatican to attend the historic ceremony.

The short document in Latin was placed in a metal cylinder in his coffin before it was sealed, along with the coins and medallions minted during his papacy. About 200,000 paid tribute to Benedict during three days of public viewing in the basilica, with one of the last, Friar Rosario Vitale, spending an hour praying by his body. Ms Keegan told her Twitter followers it was "a great privilege to attend the very moving funeral of Pope Benedict XVI". The pontiff placed one hand on the coffin and bowed his head in what appeared to be a brief moment of silent prayer. The event was highly unusual in the way a sitting pope presided over the funeral of a former pope. The incident unfolded after he participated in a now-silenced democracy movement. As the mass concluded, there were chants from the throngs of people packed into the square for the pope emeritus to be declared a saint. He succeeded [Pope John Paul II](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/man-who-tried-to-kill-pope-john-paul-ii-released-1.482896), who has since been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. [Pope Francis](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/12/16/pope-francis-orders-return-of-three-ancient-pieces-of-parthenon-to-greece/) said a Papal Mass for his predecessor, who made history by becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to retire. Pope Francis, for his part, recently said he has already left written instructions outlining the conditions in which he too would resign. Many of the mourners seated in St Peter's Square hailed from Benedict's native Bavaria and wore traditional dress, including boiled wool coats to guard against the morning chill. The figure was higher than the original estimate of 60,000.

VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church conducted a historic funeral Thursday for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, using a mix of ancient rituals and new precedents ...

“I remember very well the feeling of mourning, of emotion,” O’Connell said. More than 100,000 people gathered for his final address, some in tears, as he talked about loving the church and having “the courage to make difficult, painful decisions.” The next day, he was whisked away by helicopter to his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, no longer the pope. Gerard O’Connell, a Vatican correspondent who has covered the church for more than three decades, said Benedict received an emotional send-off on par with previous popes — but in 2013,

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With bells tolling, tens of thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI , the German theologian ...

While Thursday’s Mass was unusual, it does have some precedent: In 1802, Pope Pius VII presided over the funeral in St. Instead, with Francis in place, Benedict’s death marked the end of a decade in which a reigning pope lived alongside a retired one. The document gave ample attention to Benedict’s historic resignation and referred to him as “pope emeritus,” citing verbatim the Latin words he uttered on Feb. Eckiger Tisch asked leaders to demand that Francis issue a “universal church law” stipulating zero tolerance in dealing with abuse by clergy. Referring to Benedict’s nickname as “God’s Rottweiler,” he said: “In our in our view, it was a dog bark without a bite. Peter’s Basilica that once held the John Paul’s tomb before it was moved upstairs. “I see a continuity between these two popes and the fact that today Francis is celebrating the funeral in Benedict’s memory is an historical event.” As cardinal and pope, he passed sweeping church legislation that resulted in 848 priests being defrocked from 2004 to 2014, roughly his pontificate with a year on either end. “The first spark of my vocation started under the pontificate of Benedict, but then it became even stronger under Pope Francis,” Colonna said, while sitting in prayer in St. Only Italy and Germany were invited to send official delegations, but other leaders took the Vatican up on its offer and came in their “private capacity.” They included several heads of state, at least four prime ministers and two delegations of royal representatives. [Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen](/article/taiwan-vatican-city-china-religion-government-9e90d5ddd42fd781571088e677cb446c), who was given special court permission to attend the funeral. 31 at age 95, is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest theologians and spent his lifetime upholding church doctrine.

I can tell you the shock was palpable,” Bishop Parker remembered. “After Pope Benedict left the room, having given us his blessing, the cardinals simply ...

“One of the most important things the previous pope had instructed us to do was to pray for him,” he said. At the time, she was living in Nigeria and praying for a pope who could continue the legacy of St. Ursula in Parkville, said it was important to attend the cathedral Mass to pray for Pope Benedict’s soul. Sister Stella recalled her excitement when Pope Benedict was elected to the papacy in 2005. “And yet his last words, according to the nurse who was with him, demonstrated a very simple wisdom. “In putting our faith in Jesus Christ, we acknowledge that we are not the center of the world.

As the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is laid to rest, the Holy See Press Office publishes the text of the Deed placed in his coffin, which recounts ...

Endowed with vast and profound biblical and theological knowledge, he had the extraordinary ability to formulate illuminating syntheses on the principal doctrinal and spiritual themes, as well as on crucial issues in the life of the Church and contemporary culture. He presented himself from the Loggia of Blessings as a “humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord”. From 1946 to 1951 he studied at Higher School of Philosophy and Theology of Freising and at the University of Munich. Benedict XVI’s doctrinal magisterium is summarized in the three Encyclicals Deus Caritas Est (25 December 2005), Spe Salvi (30 November 2007) and Caritas in Veritate (29 June 2009). In 1962 he became an official expert of Vatican Council II, as an assistant to Cardinal Joseph Frings. The period of his youth was not easy. On Sunday, 24 April 2005 he solemnly began his Petrine ministry. His faith and family upbringing prepared him for the harsh experience of the problems connected with the Nazi regime, aware of the climate of strong hostility towards the Catholic Church in Germany. His father was a police commissioner and came from a family of farmers from Lower Bavaria, of modest economic resources. Benedict XVI was the 265th Pope. The whole Church together with the Holy Father Francis accompanied his passing transfer with prayers. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday evening, after around 200,000 pilgrims had finished paying their respects to the German-born Pope.

Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter's ...

The cypress coffin was placed inside a zinc coffin that is soldered and sealed, and subsequently placed inside a wooden coffin, which was buried, according to Bruni. The ceremony was similar to that of a reigning pope but with some modifications. “Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude and the balm of hope, in order to show him once more the love that is undying. Enlightened theologian who leaves us a spiritual and intellectual legacy of faith, trust and hope,” Meloni tweeted after the funeral, which she attended. Peter’s to bid a last farewell to Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus. The average wait to see the pope was 13 hours, and at its maximum the line was 3 miles long. The ceremony is expected to end at around 11:15 a.m. Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, was among those in attendance, according to CNN affiliate CNN Prima. Peter’s Square and the surrounding area in 2005, and another 600,000 who watched on video screens in other parts of Rome. It was an occasion characterized by simplicity, as per the wish of the former pope. About 50,000 people attended the funeral in St. Benedict, the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life, died aged 95 on December 31 at a monastery in Vatican City.

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As bells tolled, thousands of people mourned Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff presided over by a living one.

While Thursday’s Mass was unusual, it did have some precedent: In 1802, Pope Pius VII presided over the funeral in St. But he will go down in history for a singular, revolutionary act that changed the future of the papacy: He retired, the first pope in six centuries to do so. Eckiger Tisch asked German leaders to demand that Francis issue a “universal church law” stipulating zero tolerance in dealing with abuse by clergy. Referring to Benedict’s nickname as “God’s Rottweiler,” he said: “In our in our view, it was a dog bark without a bite. “The first spark of my vocation started under the pontificate of Benedict, but then it became even stronger under Pope Francis,” Colonna said, while sitting in prayer in St. But few, including Benedict himself, expected his 10-year retirement to last longer than his eight-year papacy, and the prolonged cohabitation of two popes in the Vatican Gardens sparked calls for protocols to guide future resignations. 31 at age 95](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-12-31/pope-benedict-dead), is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest theologians and spent his lifetime upholding church doctrine. They identified him as embodying the clerical system that long “Benedict has been the bridge between [St. Francis, wearing the crimson vestments typical of papal funerals, opened the service with a prayer and closed it an hour later by solemnly blessing the casket and bowing his head. Peter’s Basilica and placed Benedict’s simple cypress coffin before the altar in the vast square outside. “He was a very good pope.”

In his homily at the Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis commends his predecessor into the loving hands of God the Father, and ...

may those merciful hands find his lamp alight with the oil of the Gospel that he spread and testified to for his entire life." Together, we want to say: “Father, into your hands we commend his spirit.” "God’s faithful people, gathered here," said Pope Francis, "now accompanies and entrusts to Him the life of the one who was their pastor... The Pope then said that as we strive to follow the Lord as an ecclesial community, we too "want to follow in His steps and to commend our brother (Benedict) into the hands of the Father... The Pope then described how a pastor strives to be attuned to "devotion sustained by the consolation of the Spirit, who always precedes the pastor in his mission," as he strives to share the beauty and joy of the Gospel through his life and service. The Pope said Jesus' invitation to entrust our spirit in the hands of the Father is a programme of life inspiring and shaping the heart of every pastor, so that he may be "attuned in grateful devotion, in service to the Lord and to His people, a service born of thanksgiving for a completely gracious gift."

Thousands of mourners poured into St. Peter's Square on Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. They were paying their final respects to the ...

And the unprecedented situation of a retired pope living alongside a reigning one prompted calls for protocols to guide future popes emeritus to prevent any confusion about who is really in charge. Francis, for his part, recently said he has already left written instructions outlining the conditions in which he too would resign if he were to become incapacitated. “I owe him a lot and this for me was really a gift to be able to pray for an hour on his bier.” Pope Francis presided over the funeral, an event which drew heads of state and royalty despite Benedict’s requests for simplicity and Vatican efforts to keep the first funeral for an emeritus pope in modern times low-key. The ritual itself was modeled on the code used for dead popes but with some modifications given Benedict was not a reigning pope when he died. The former Joseph Ratzinger, who died 31 December at age 95, is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest theologians and spent his lifetime upholding church doctrine.

Mourners gather at the Vatican to pay their final respects to German theologian Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Eckiger Tisch asked German leaders to demand that Francis issue a “universal church law” stipulating zero tolerance in dealing with abuse by clergy. Mike McDonnell of the US abuse survivor group SNAP said while Benedict passed new canon laws, he could have done far more to influence John Paul to take firm action. Francis, for his part, recently said he has already left written instructions outlining the conditions in which he, too, would resign. They included several other heads of state, at least four prime ministers and two delegations of royal representatives. “He was a very good pope.” Heads of state and royalty, clergy from around the world and thousands of worshippers flocked to the Vatican, despite Benedict’s requests for simplicity and official efforts to keep the first funeral of a pope emeritus in modern times low-key.

Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter's Square for the funeral Thursday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th ...

The Sistine Chapel Choir sang the “Salve Regina,” “In Paradisum,” and other hymns. You can watch EWTN’s live coverage in the YouTube video at the bottom of the story. Because the Mass began at 9:30 a.m.

Pope Benedict XVI was mourned Thursday at a funeral service held in St. Peter's Basilica and led by Pope Francis. A respected theologian, Benedict was the ...

Pope Francis bowed and touched the coffin after Mass, and a supporters on St. A respected theologian, Benedict was the first pope to retire in six centuries and is remembered for his efforts to combat scandals and outreach to other faiths. Pope Benedict XVI was mourned Thursday at a funeral service held in St.

Pope Francis conducted the funeral service for his predecessor Benedict XVI in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square, ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI was buried at the Vatican Thursday after his funeral, bringing an end to an unprecedented decade in which a reigning pope lived ...

POGGIOLI: Earlier today, the Vatican released the official history of Benedict's life. We want to do this with the same wisdom, tenderness and devotion that he bestowed upon us over the years. He invoked the image of the women in the gospel stories who prayed at the tomb of the deceased Jesus. SYLVIA POGGIOLI, BYLINE: The air was damp and thick with fog as mourners began arriving at St Peter's Square in darkness, hours before the funeral mass. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) Afterwards, Benedict was buried in the crypt under the basilica alongside his predecessors.

Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (b. April 16, 1927) became pope of the Catholic Church on April 19, 2005, and served in that role until his resignation on February 28 ...

At the center of the accusations was his handling of an Essen diocesan priest who was sent to Munich in 1980 after sexually offending minors. By teaching a theology centered on Jesus Christ alone, Benedict XVI has rendered invaluable service to the unity of the Church. Jesus Christ was the spiritual theme of the life of Pope Benedict XVI. And the more reconstructions I see come and go, the more I feel strengthened in this trust. A profound theologian, he demonstrated a significant understanding of the Lutheran tradition and its witness to the Gospel. April 16, 1927) became pope of the Catholic Church on April 19, 2005, and served in that role until his resignation on February 28, 2013.

Among the many groups of Catholic faithful present at the Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, many members of the Knights of Columbus came to ...

And I think it was an interior freedom that he had because of his prayer life and because of his relationship with Jesus Christ, because only Christ can give you that kind of freedom to make a decision of that magnitude. I think that’s really, really important to have that sense of the universality of the Church – that we’re a family and to be able to be connected to the pope and to see these solemn liturgies and these important moments of the Church. And I think it was a recognition of just who he was, the strength of mind and the strength of character. And I think that’s something that we can all think about. It was a really solemn moment, and I think there was a tremendous outpouring of love for the person of Benedict the XVI. And also, I remember very well the year 2000. So, it’s something the Knights of Columbus can do that we’re really proud to do and proud to cooperate with the Vatican on. And many, many more were connected by satellite, by television, thanks to the Knights of Columbus since 1974. But I think in so many ways, in my heart and I think in many others, they’re days of gratitude. And he says that being a Christian is not the result of an ethical decision or an attachment to a high ideal. The Knights grew quickly in number and today consist of two million members internationally making it the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Kelly is the 14th Supreme Knight and serves as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the organization established in 1882 by Father (now Blessed) Michael J.

By Vatican News. Archbishop Charles Scicluna says Pope Francis continues to build on the progress made under Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's papacy in the ...

He also instituted important new laws: in particular, the Motu Proprio [Come una Madre Amorevole](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20160604_come-una-madre-amorevole.html) (4 June 2016), the Motu Proprio [Vos Estis Lux Mundi ](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio-20190507_vos-estis-lux-mundi.html)(7 May 2019), a new version of the Motu Proprio [Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela](https://www.vatican.va/resources/resources_introd-storica_en.html) (7 December 2021) and the [revision of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law on Sanctions in Canon Law](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_constitutions/documents/papa-francesco_costituzione-ap_20210523_pascite-gregem-dei.html) (8 December 2021)." Shortly afterwards, he responded with a When Cardinal Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, Archbishop Scicluna continues, “he ensured that the CDF’s work not only continued but was also supported. “In February 2002, Cardinal Ratzinger requested and obtained from Pope John Paul II other special faculties aimed at expediting procedures in graviora delicta cases. Forgiveness does not replace justice”. Finally, at the beginning of 2022, the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising released a report on the sexual abuse of minors and adults by members of the clergy covering the years 1945-2019 in which the Pope Emeritus was also mentioned in connection with four cases when he served as the Archdiocese’s Ordinary from 1977 to 1982. There are also many other testimonies and documents that reveal how his life as a pastor and a man of God was deeply marked by his commitment to eradicate the scourge of clerical sexual abuse and accompany victims in a process of healing. Archbishop Scicluna’s first-hand testimony of the actions taken by Joseph Ratzinger during his mandate at the CDF and afterwards at the head of the Catholic Church represents a solid witness of the German pontiff’s commitment to eradicate what he famously referred to as “filth” in the Church back in 2005 in a comment written for the Ninth Station of the Way of the Cross. Finally, Archbishop Scicluna says, “Pope Francis continued to build on the progress made under Pope Benedict’s papacy in the Church’s response to clerical abuse cases through a number of addresses and In a memorandum featuring a timeline and details regarding the response of Cardinal Ratzinger/Benedict XVI on the issue of Sexual Misconduct against Minors by Clergy, Archbishop Scicluna says that already in 2001 the then Prefect of the CDF “presented a draft law to St John Paul II that the Pope promulgated as the Motu Proprio He explains that “the review of hundreds of cases of sexual misconduct against minors by clergy provided Cardinal Ratzinger with a deeper insight into the dark face of certain aspects of the ministry and he presented numerous egregious cases directly to the Holy Father for ex officio dismissal from the clerical state.” He notes that then-Cardinal Ratzinger “was instrumental in the lengthy process that updated the law and procedures on the gravest canonical delicts (crimes; delicta graviora) reserved to the jurisdiction of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith (1996 - 2001).”

Mr. Probst gave this account: “It is with deep gratitude and sadness that we bid farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In 2019, I had the honor of meeting the ...

“For Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI it was crucial that Europe does not forget the persecuted Christians. Although physically weak, his mind was clear, and his charisma reflected holiness. It was the last time that an ACN representative met with him.