RATZINGER - BENEDETTO XVI

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When Maciel was honoured by the Pope in 2004, new accusers came forward [215] and Cardinal Ratzinger "took it on himself to authorize an investigation of Maciel". The main points of emphasis of his teachings are stated in more detail in Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. Before 1 March 2006, the list of titles also used to contain that of a " Patriarch of the West", which traditionally appeared in that list of titles before "Primate of Italy". Pope urges talks to make Korean Peninsula n

On the morning of 28 February 2013, Benedict met with the full College of Cardinals and in the early afternoon flew by helicopter to the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.Following the death of Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns in December 2016, Benedict became the last living person appointed cardinal by Pope Paul VI. Ratzinger became an admirer of Karl Rahner, a well-known academic theologian of the Nouvelle théologie and a proponent of Church reform.

Response of His Holiness Benedict XVI for the examination of the cause for beatification and canonization of the Servant of God John Paul II". On 7 October 2012, Benedict named Hildegard of Bingen and John of Ávila as Doctors of the Church, the 34th and 35th individuals so recognized in the history of Christianity. While Summorum Pontificum directs that pastors should provide the Tridentine Mass upon the requests of the faithful, it also allows for any qualified priest to offer private celebrations of the Tridentine Mass, to which the faithful may be admitted if they wish. Donadio, Rachel "Pope Canonizes 7 Saints, Including 2 Women With New York Ties" The New York Times, 21 October 2012. Pius X: Mired in Antisemitism" Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Anti-Defamation League 26 January 2009.In March 2012, he stated that heterosexual marriages should be defended from "every possible misrepresentation of their true nature". According to Jason Berry, Cardinal Angelo Sodano "pressured" Ratzinger, who was "operating on the assumption that the charges were not justified", to halt the proceedings against Maciel in 1999. It is the first encyclical to be published since the Vatican decided to assert copyright in the official writings of the pope. When Benedict ascended to the papacy, his election was welcomed by the Anti-Defamation League who noted "his great sensitivity to Jewish history and the Holocaust".

Benedict's writings were prolific and generally defended traditional Catholic doctrine, values, and liturgy. The decision was announced on 13 May 2005, the Feast of Our Lady of Fátima and the 24th anniversary of the attempt on John Paul II's life. Driven by that encounter with what he would later refer to as 'filth' in the Church, Ratzinger seems to have undergone something of a 'conversion experience' throughout 2003–04.Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom also offered tentative praise, though Shalom believed that "this Pope, considering his historical experience, will be especially committed to an uncompromising fight against anti-Semitism.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols wrote that in his role as head of the CDF "[Ratzinger] led important changes made in church law: the inclusion in canon law of internet offences against children, the extension of child abuse offences to include the sexual abuse of all under 18, the case by case waiving of the statute of limitation and the establishment of a fast-track dismissal from the clerical state for offenders. The first beatification under the new pope was celebrated on 14 May 2005, by José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. On 11 February 2013, Benedict announced his resignation, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body" due to his advanced age.

Main article: Ceremonial of Benedict XVI Benedict wearing a red Cappello romano during an open-air Mass in front of St. In June 2017, Benedict received newly created cardinals in his chapel and spoke with each of them in their native language. Mariano de la Mata was beatified in November 2006 and Rosa Eluvathingal was beatified on 3 December of that year, and Basil Moreau was beatified in September 2007.