Benedict XVI
Britishnoun
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He has created liturgical garments for the last three popes -- Benedict XVI, Francis, and now the Chicago-born Leo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The late Pope Benedict XVI went as far as lifting restrictions on celebration of the Latin Mass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Although Pope Benedict XVI repealed the excommunication in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to heal the rift, Pope Leo is also expected to exclude the new bishops from the Catholic Church.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Pope Benedict XVI pressed the point in his 2007 encyclical “Spe Salvi”: God made man “for greatness,” but the heart runs too small and has to be stretched to hold it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Pope Benedict XVI was the first to predict the crisis in the global financial system…Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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