A photo I took of Pope Benedict XVI when he was in Malta, April 2010.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died today, December 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM. He had resigned in February 2013, and has been living in a private monastery at the Vatican Gardens ever since. He was born as Joseph Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951, and made Bishop on May 28, 1977. He was created as Cardinal on June 27, 1977. He was elected Pope on April 19, 2005 and resigned on February 28, 2013. More information will be given over the next few days in this blog.
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