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	Pope Benedict XVI
		His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (born April 16, 1927; officially styled Benedictus XVI in Latin), was elected Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005.
		The last Benedict, Benedict XV, was an Italian who served as pontiff from 1914 to 1922 and thus reigned during World War I. He was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in the consistory of June 27, 1977.
		Benedict speaks several languages, including German, Spanish, Italian, English, and ecclesiastical Latin as well as the language of love, unless, of course, he is sharply rebuking anyone who disagrees with him and doctrine.
	www.benedict-xvi-pope.com /cat/118 (552 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI Online - Collected Writings, Interviews, Articles
		Benedict XVI on His First Encyclical At the end of January 18th, 2006' general audience, Benedict XVI announced the publication of his first encyclical, which is entitled "Deus Caritas Est" (God Is Love).
		Benedict XVI on Anthropological Foundation of the Family Part 1; Part II delivered Monday in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, at the opening of the Ecclesial Congress of the Diocese of Rome.
		Meekness and courage of the Pope in Poland: Benedict XVI in the land of Karol Wojtyla, by Marco Tosatti.
	popebenedictxvifanclub.com /benedict_online.html (3941 words)

	Against The Grain
		An Evaluation of Benedict XVI and "trueCatholic.org" touting the alleged Heresies of Anti-Pope Benedict XVI.
		For while on the surface Benedict only seems to be offering a theological platitude, that “God is love,” hidden to the hasty eyes of the press, buried in the intricacies of his philosophical and theological analysis, obscured from all but those initiated into Benedict’s inner circle, he really is declaring that God is love.
		Meekness and courage of the Pope in Poland: Benedict XVI in the land of Karol Wojtyla, by Marco Tosatti.
	www.ratzingerfanclub.com /blog/2006/07/pope-benedict-xvi-roundup.html (3366 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benedict XVI: "The eucharist is the enduring presence of Jesus' self-oblation." (Deus Caritas Est)
		Benedict thus endorses creative reason, manifested in the crucified God as love, which contrasts with the strict rationality of the Enlightenment.
		On November 13, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday the North Korean nuclear dispute should be resolved through negotiations, in his first public comment on the security issue, a news report said.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI (8203 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Special “Poland welcomes Benedict XVI” issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Benedict XVI, the second pope ever to visit Poland, was born Josef Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 roku in Marktl am Inn (translatable as: Little Market on the [River] Inn).
		Pope Benedict is extremely impressed by the strong religious faith of the Polish people which sharply contrasts with the religious and laxity of his largely secularized German homeland.
		Benedict XVI holds views similar to those of his predecessor on priestly celibacy, non-ordination of women, abortion, homosexuality and Catholic social teaching which promotes the primacy of man over material possessions and human solidarity over dog-eat-dog rivalry.
	www.polishnews.com /text/polonica/benedict_xvi.html (1450 words)

	Catholic News Service - Vatican
		Pope Benedict XVI said that although the Sept. 11 terror attacks "darkened the dawn of the third millennium," God's mercy is still stronger than evil.
		Pope Benedict XVI gave a spiritual pep talk to Austrian priests and religious, telling them that a fundamental part of their ministry is to offer hope to people crushed by misfortune, injustice and despair.
		Pope Benedict XVI was so impressed with the piano skills of Brazil's Vatican representative that he invited the apostolic nuncio to give him a private concert in Italy.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/vatican/vatican.htm (5170 words)

	Benedict XVI: German cardinal elected pope - One year later: Remembering Pope John Paul II - MSNBC.com
		Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd in St. Peter's Square after being elected by the conclave of cardinals Tuesday.
		Benedict XVI is installed as pope in a Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
		Benedict XVI decided to spend the night at the Vatican hotel where cardinals have been staying, and to dine with the cardinals.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7523254/?GT1=6428 (803 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI (Josef Ratzinger): Powerful, fearless and charming - one of the biggest religion stars at ...
		Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Alois Ratzinger, was named the 265th reigning pope and head of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005 at the age of 78.
		Pope Benedict speaks German, Italian, French, English, Spanish, and Latin.
		See all Pope Benedict XVI comments, where you can also add your comments.
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	The Benedict Blog
		Benedict XVI's encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" is one of the most commercially successful doctrinal tracts ever written by a Pope, having been translated into Russian, Spanish, Chinese, reprinted over three times in the Pope's original German and selling 1.5 million copies in Italy.
		On February 14th, 2007, Benedict XVI dedicated his Wednesday general audience address to "Women of the Early Church", affirming that "the female presence in the sphere of the primitive Church was [in no way] secondary." The Pope examines the testimony of St. Paul on the contribution of women in the early Church.
		Pope Benedict XVI strongly reasserted Tuesday the church's opposition to abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage, saying that Catholic politicians were "especially" obligated to defend the church's stance in their public duties.
	www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com /blog (10716 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI:
		Benedict XVI was elected Pope at the age of 78.
		Benedict of Nursia was the founder of the Benedictine monasteries (most monasteries of the Middle Ages were of the Benedictine Order) and the author of the Rule of Saint Benedict, which is still the most influential writing regarding the monastic life of Western Christianity.
		Benedict's coat of arms has omitted the papal tiara, which traditionally appears in the background to designate the Pope's position as a worldly ruler like a king, replacing it with a simple mitre, emphasizing his spiritual authority.
	winelib.com /wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI (8338 words)

	Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pope Benedict XVI's Theology and positions are similar to those of his predecessor, the Servant of God John Paul II, and he is a staunch defender of Catholic doctrine.
		Benedict's ecclesiology places much emphasis on the institutions of the Catholic Church as the instrument by which God's message manifests itself on Earth: a view of the Church's role which tends to resist pressure to submit to external social trends.
		Benedict XVI's views appear to be similar to those of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, in maintaining the traditional positions on birth control, abortion, and homosexuality and promoting Catholic social teaching.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theology_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI (2382 words)

	Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day: Benedict XVI Archives
		When Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Munich airport yesterday, he was greeted by the German president, Horst Köhler, who expressed the diplomatic niceties that are expected on such occasions and then surprised his guest by encouraging him to move decisively on ecumenism.
		Benedict's views on any issue arouse enormous interest, and it's only to be expected that when he approaches the fault-lines of civilization that the attention given to his statements assumes global significance.
		From Pope Benedict XVI's greeting to the pilgrims yesterday evening in Roncalliplatz in Cologne: "Along with Jerusalem the 'Holy City', Rome the 'Eternal City' and Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Cologne, thanks to the Magi, has become down the centuries one of the most important places of pilgrimage in the Christian West.
	www.eamonn.com /benedict_xvi (3656 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI (b. 1927) - ReligionFacts
		Before he was elected to the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was already one of the most influential men in the Vatican and a close associate of the late John Paul II.
		Benedict has repeatedly stated he would like to retire to a Bavarian village and dedicate himself to writing books, but more recently, he told friends he was ready to "accept any charge God placed" on him.
		Benedict XVI does not believe in relativism, an idea where morals are relative and not universal.
	www.religionfacts.com /christianity/people/benedict_xvi.htm (2019 words)

	Emperor Palpatine - Uncyclopedia
		Ratz Cheeseburger / Ben Xvi (Benny 16 to his friends) was found hatched indside the Arch of the covenant and was adopted by his famously (and supposedly) anti-Nazi father.
		Benedict Xvi was NEVER a communist, and repudiates his time as one.
		Benedict has been suspected of links to the Borg Commonality ever since he told the College of Cardinals to "Prepare to be Assimilated".
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Benedict_XVI (1807 words)

	CNN.com - Benedict XVI installed as pope - Apr 24, 2005
		Wearing golden vestments and clutching his pastoral staff, Benedict began the ceremony by walking into the area under St. Peter's Basilica where St. Peter is believed to be buried, paying homage to the first pope and blessing the tomb with incense as a choir chanted.
		The crowds applauded as Benedict emerged from the basilica to the chant of the Litany of Saints.
		Benedict XVI said that his predecessor Pope John Paul II was "at home" among the saints in heaven, but stopped short of calling for his canonization.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/04/23/pope.inaugural/index.html (1053 words)

	Benedict XVI — FactMonster.com
		Although his family was staunchly anti-Nazi, Benedict XVI was a reluctant and brief member of the Hitler Youth, as mandated by the government.
		In fact, he has been called the “vice pope.”; Benedict XVI is expected to continue the policy of a “strong Rome,” that is, dioceses will not gain independence from the teachings and rules of Rome.
		Benedict XVI - Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, 1927–, pope (2005–) and Roman Catholic theologian, a German...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0931189.html (536 words)

	All Things Catholic Sept. 1, 2006
		Benedict may have some sympathy for this view; he has questioned the evidence for "macro-evolution," meaning the transition from one species to another on the basis of random mutation and natural selection.
		Benedict's deepest concern with the impact of Darwin's theory is that it has promoted scientific positivism, holding that only empirical science can produce certainty, and hence that religion, if it survives at all, can only do so as a subjective, emotional consolation against the cold indifference of the universe.
		Benedict XVI is set to visit Turkey in November, for those looking to descry omens, here's one that's not terribly encouraging: A potboiler novel currently on bestseller lists in Turkey titled Papa'ya suikast ("Attack on the Pope") predicts that Benedict will be assassinated.
	www.nationalcatholicreporter.org /word/word090106.htm (4187 words)

	Tags - Pope Benedict XVI - Instablogs Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Turkey, the most liberal Muslim country amidst deep divide, festering within Turkish society since the foundation of the modern state by its revered founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.
		The Pope Benedict XVI, on September 12, during a lecture at the University of Regensburg, southeast Germany, co-related Islam with violence.
		Volkswagen, Audi and BMW are all fixated on Pope Benedict XVI...
	www.instablogs.com /tags/pope-benedict-xvi (638 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI and Islam: beyond words \| openDemocracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		If this hypothesis is correct, then it suggests that Benedict XVI is at the very least guilty of a certain naivety with regard to the realities of public life in a media-driven age.
		For example, Benedict refers to the Muslim theologian Ibn Hazm who defended the absolute transcendence of God; he contrasts this view with the Christian, Hellenistic understanding of God, which brings about a harmony between faith and reason through the self-revelation of a rational God.
		Yet Benedict acknowledges that the 13th-century Scots theologian Duns Scotus would be an example of a "voluntarism" which negated the "so-called intellectualism of Augustine and Thomas".
	www.opendemocracy.net /faith-europe_islam/pope_jihad_3914.jsp (1487 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		The coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI incorporates both papal elements, as well as the elements of the coat of arms he bore as Archbishop of München (Munich) and Freising, and as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
		Benedict XVI has replaced it with the miter, on which is emblazoned three gold bands representing "order, jurisdiction and magisterium."
		It is also found in the insignia of the Schottenkloster in Regensburg, where the major seminary of that diocese is located, a place where Benedict XVI taught as a professor of theology.
	www.ewtn.com /pope/life/arms.asp (875 words)

	Benedict XVI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He also said Pope Benedict would dine with the cardinals at their Vatican residence the evening of his election, stay at the residence that night and celebrate Mass with them the next morning in the Sistine Chapel.
		Pope Benedict XV, born Giacomo della Chiesa in 1854, was the son of Italian nobility whose mother was related to Pope Innocent VII (1404-06).
		Pope Benedict presided over the preconclave meetings of cardinals in Rome, set agendas for discussion and action, and was responsible for a number of procedural decisions during the conclave.
	www.cdowk.org /catholic_advance/pope/benedict.html (5249 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		Benedict XVI is considered a conservative regarding Catholic doctrine.
		However, Benedict wrote that he deserted "after" hearing of Hitler's suicide, which was actually when most of the soldiers deserted their posts, especially with the fear of being captured by the advancing Russian troops.
		Regarding prostitution, Benedict XVI indicates that he supports the institution of 'brothels' as was done in the Middle Ages.
	www.archelaos.com /popes/details.aspx?id=304 (1487 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (Latin: Iosephus Ratzinger) on April 16, 1927, was elected Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005.
		On August 19, 2005, Pope Benedict visited the synagogue on Roonstrasse in Cologne, Germany in what was viewed as a reflection of his interest to maintain the warm relations with world Jewry fostered by his predecessor who had been the first Pope to visit a synagogue.
		Israel's two chief rabbis met with Pope Benedict XVI on September 15, 2005, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document on relations with Jews, and sought his support in fighting anti-Semitism and terrorism.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Ratzinger.html (2859 words)

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