Benedict XVI

noun

1. Benedict XVI1927MGermanRELIGION: pope original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger . born 1927 in Germany, pope (2005–2013): the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415: on retirement he was accorded the title pope emeritus

Example Sentences

Bergoglio ran second to Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI.

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In 2008 then Pope Benedict XVI stated quite pointedly that animals are “not called to the eternal life.”

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We need to look at Benedict XVI as an institution, he opened a door, that of the popes emeritus.

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As a Latin American, his gesture will likely be better received than that of his German predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

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Conservative commentators have played down the differences between Francis and his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

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