Pope Bendict XVI.. The first pontiff Rest in Peace..
Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away...
Former Pope Benedict, died on December 31, 2022 aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican
Former Pope Benedict was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
Earlier this week, Pope Francis disclosed during his weekly general audience that his predecessor was “very sick”, and asked for people to pray for him.
Conservatives in the Church have looked to the former pope as their standard bearer and some ultra-traditionalists even refused to acknowledge Francis as a legitimate pontiff.
Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, had good relations with his successor, Pope Francis,
But his continued presence inside the Vatican after he stepped down in 2013 further polarised the Church ideologically.
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