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	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.
		This is the 16th Pope to choose the name Benedict; the last such named Pope (Benedict XV) served as Pope from 1914 to 1922 and was the Pope during the years of World War I. He is the eighth German pope.
		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.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Ratzinger.html (2859 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		He was a close confidant to Pope John Paul II (1978-2005), who appointed him in charge of the Doctrine of the Faith in 1981, the same organisation once known as the Inquisition.
		Benedict further wrote that he was caught deserting, but that the soldiers, being "weary of the war" themselves, let him go.
		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 (0 words)

	Catholic News Service - Vatican
		Pope Benedict XVI said it was very important to St. John Chrysostom, a prominent preacher, that the applause his inspiring homilies generated did not mask the fact that the Gospel, not he, was the source of his stirring talks.
		Pope Benedict XVI met with Austrian volunteers in Vienna and told them their generous and unpaid service to others was essential to modern society.
		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.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/vatican/vatican.htm (7029 words)

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		Pope Benedict XVI made the following remarks* on the threat of global terrorism during his January 1, 2006 message, "In Truth, Peace" on the 2006 World Day of Peace.
		Nowadays, the truth of peace continues to be dramatically compromised and rejected by terrorism, whose criminal threats and attacks leave the world in a state of fear and insecurity.
		These are often the fruit of a tragic and disturbing nihilism which Pope John Paul II described in these words: ''Those who kill by acts of terrorism actually despair of humanity, of life, of the future.
	www.adl.org /main_Interfaith/Pope_Benedict_Terrorism.htm (0 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI Online - Collected Writings, Interviews, Articles
		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.
		Benedict XVI and Islam, by Samir Khalil Samir, SJ.
	www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com /benedict_online.html (4058 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the time of his election as Pope, Benedict had been Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (curial heads lose their positions upon the death of a pope) and was Dean of the College of Cardinals.
		Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78.
		Pope Benedict's brother, Georg Ratzinger, a priest and former director of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir, is still alive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI (9154 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benedict XVI is introduced to the crowd gathered in Saint Peter's SquareOn April 19, 2005 Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as the successor to Pope John Paul II on the second day of the papal conclave after four ballots.
		Benedict XVI used his first General Audience in St. Peter's Square, on April 27, 2005, to explain to the world on why he chose the name: "Filled with sentiments of awe and thanksgiving, I wish to speak of why I chose the name Benedict.
		Pope Benedict has confounded the expectations of many in the early days of his papacy by his gentle public persona and his promise to listen.
	pope-benedict-xvi.info /popebenedictxvi (1496 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI:
		Benedict XVI was elected Pope at the age of 78.
		Pope Benedict, expected by many to be a no-nonsense Pope due to his background and career, has confounded the expectations of many in his papacy by his gentle public persona and his promise to listen.
		Pope Benedict XVI wears scarlet red leather slippers with white socks; contrary to initial speculation, the Vatican has announced the loafers are not made by Prada.
	winelib.com /wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI (8298 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Profile: Pope Benedict XVI
		Pope Benedict XVI was elected in April 2005, after the death of his predecessor Pope John Paul II.
		The eighth German to become Pope, he speaks 10 languages and is said to be an accomplished pianist with a preference for Beethoven.
		The Pope is a "scientist" who "prefers intellectual discussions", said Mr Cooper, predicting that many Catholics want priests and bishops "who will touch the hearts".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4445279.stm (705 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger \| IgnatiusInsight.com Author Page
		As Pope John Paul II's chief doctrinal officer and key advisor, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1981 to 2005.
		Pope John Paul II summoned Cardinal Ratzinger to Rome in November 1981, and named him Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, and President of the International Theological Commission.
		Joseph Fessio, SJ Worshipping at the Feet of the Lord: Pope Benedict XVI and the Liturgy
	www.ignatiusinsight.com /authors/cardinalratzinger.asp (2616 words)

	Benedict XVI News - The New York Times
		Benedict XVI travels on Wednesday to Brazil, in his first trip as pope to Latin America, home to nearly half the world's Catholics.
		Pope Benedict XVI accused international agencies of promoting abortion in Africa and blamed “disordered notions” of marriage and the family for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases there.
		Pope Benedict XVI briefly expanded on the Vatican’s increasing focus on the environment at the end of a three-day visit to Austria.
	topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/b/benedict_xvi/index.html?inline=nyt-per (1252 words)

	The Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club: Homepage
		Benedict did not found a monastic institution oriented primarily to the evangelization of barbarian peoples, as other great missionary monks of the time, but indicated to his followers that the fundamental, and even more, the sole objective of existence is the search for God: "Quaerere Deum."
		On St. Benedict of Norcia: "Prefer Nothing to the Love of Christ" translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered before praying the midday Angelus with some 40,000 tourists and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square.
		In his first book written as Benedict XVI, the pope seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent “popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true identity as discovered in the Gospels.
	www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com (872 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI meets with Israel's Peres - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres discussed peace efforts in the Middle East on Thursday, with both sides saying the atmosphere was favorable for Israelis and Palestinians to work to end decades of conflict.
		Peres renewed an invitation to Benedict to visit the Holy Land during the meeting at the pontiff's summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo, in the hills south of Rome.
		Benedict, who has been invited by Israeli officials before, has said in the past he hopes to visit at a time of peace.
	www.usatoday.com /news/religion/2007-09-06-pope-travels_N.htm?csp=34 (0 words)

	THE POPE PAGE - That they may be One
		Pope Benedict blames the confusion caused by the divorce of reason and faith.
		Pope Benedict does not suggest that the clash of civilizations is inevitable, but sees a clear connection between this threat and Christian unity.
		Pope Benedict spoke to a group of new bishops in September urging them to “address the loss of the sense of sin.” Sin is the cause of disunity.
	www.catholic.net /the_pope_page/template_channel.phtml?channel_id=18 (1614 words)

	Benedict XVI: German cardinal elected pope - One year later: Remembering Pope John Paul II - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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 (836 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		Pope Benedict is seen by one analyst (in the LA Times) as likely to have an activist agenda, aiming to "to revitalize the Roman Catholic faith and identity where it is threatened by secularism, particularly in Europe."
		If we look for more auguries, the last Germans to be popes lived during the eleventh century--Leo IX (1048-54), Victor II (1055-57), and Stephen IX They were part of the Northern Reform, in which renewed study of canon law led to reform of church practices under the sponsorship of the German Emperor.
		Amid all the calls for the Pope to be placed on a fast track for sainthood, Boff sees his reign as one of restoring the Catholic Church to a pre-Vatican II orthodoxy.
	www.witherspoonsociety.org /2005/pope_benedict.htm (1420 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.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/04/23/pope.inaugural/index.html (1052 words)

	CNN.com - German cardinal elected new pope - Apr 19, 2005
		Benedict XVI will dine and spend Tuesday evening with the cardinals in their Santa Martia residence, said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.
		On Tuesday, Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez announced Benedict XVI's election in the traditional Latin, but he prefaced it by saying the words "brothers and sisters" in several languages, an introduction that is likely a bow to the universality of the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.1 billion members.
		Pope John Paul II had decreed that white smoke be accompanied by the ringing of bells, to avoid a repeat of the confusion after his election in 1978.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday/index.html (877 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the process of doing that, Pope Benedict XVI offers refutations of both classical Marxism and contemporary secularism, both of which would deny religion a role in political and social life.
		Pope Benedict insists that "love of neighbor, grounded in the love of God" is a responsibility both for individual Christians and for the Church community.
		Declaring the just organization of society to be a "central responsibility of politics," Pope Benedict says Catholic social doctrine makes an indispensable contribution to the political enterprise by bringing reason to bear on issues of justice.
	www.osv.com /OSV4MeNav/MyCatholicFaithOnlineResources/PopeBenedictXVI/OSVArticleLoveMotivatesCharity/tabid/360/Default.aspx (1051 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)

	Pope Benedict XVI
		It was on 25 November 1981 that the future Pope Benedict XVI was nominated by John Paul II Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; President of the Biblical Commission and of the Pontifical International Theological Commission.
		Notable amongst them were Stanislaw Dziwisz, the Archbishop of Krakow, who was the late Pope John Paul II’s private secretary; and William Levada, the former archbishop of San Francisco, who was appointed by Benedict XVI last May to replace him as head of the Vatican’s powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
		The BBC has helpfully provided the Pope's whole lecture in English - please note this is an adobe document - officially titled: Lecture of the Holy Father, Aula Magna of the University of Regensburg, Tuesday, 12 September 2006.
	www.biogs.com /famous/ratzinger.html (585 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI - Wikiquote
		Pope Benedict XVI, originally Joseph Ratzinger, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, elected April 19, 2005 to follow Pope John Paul II.
		The pope's authority is bound to the Tradition of faith, and that also applies to the liturgy.
		Even the pope can only be a humble servant of its lawful development and abiding integrity and identity.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI (2693 words)

	The Pope Blog: Pope Benedict XVI: Pope Benedict XVI
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		The crowd in St. Peter's Square rejoiced as Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Ratzinger) was announced as the new pontiff!
		I was expecting a Pope from the 3rd world, but at the end of the day, picking a Pope because of nationality is a pretty petty thing to do.
	thepopeblog.blogspot.com /2005/04/pope-benedict-xvi.html (695 words)

	Pope Benedict XVI prays at Blue Mosque in Turkey - Europe - International Herald Tribune
		The image - of two men in white, the 79-year-old pope and Mustafa Cagrici, the head of religious affairs for Istanbul, under the ornate domes of the Blue Mosque - sealed a trip in which Benedict repeatedly underscored his desire to reconcile Christians and Muslims.
		In all, the pope has seemed to toe a careful line of not backing down in substance - with the exception of cautiously blessing the progress of Turkey into the European Union - while presenting a more open, warmer face to an Islamic world that now deeply distrusts him.
		The pope's spokesman, the Reverend Federico Lombardi, said that the speech, however painful, had helped open a new vein of dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/11/30/news/pope.php (963 words)

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