Benedict XVI
Britishnoun
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John Paul II understood communism and lived under it, while Pope Benedict XVI was forced as a teen to join the Hitler Youth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The carrying of the cross was performed by John Paul II during the first part of his long pontificate, which lasted from 1978 to 2005, and then by Benedict XVI on a more limited basis.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
In Turkey the Pope will also visit the Blue Mosque, as both his immediate predecessors Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI had done.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
An essential biography, “The Woman of Her Age” by Fiona Maddocks, followed Hildegard’s canonization by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
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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