Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in 2022. Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself a
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Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI
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2002-02-18T11:46:58Z
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2024-09-04T04:37:01Z
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