I bless all of you from my heart. The Lord will help us, and Mary, His Most Holy Mother, will be on our side. In 2001, Ratzinger convinced John Paul II to put the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in charge of all investigations and policies surrounding sexual abuse to combat such abuse more efficiently. "[18], Prior to his election as pope in 2005, Ratzinger had hoped to retire—on account of age-related health problems, a long-held desire to have free time to write, and the retirement age for bishops (75)—and submitted his resignation as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith three times, but continued at his post in obedience to the wishes of Pope John Paul II. [114] Benedict also acknowledged the Lutheran church, saying that he has had friends in that denomination. Cardinal Medina Estévez first addressed the massive crowd as "dear(est) brothers and sisters" in Italian, Spanish, French, German and English, with each language receiving cheers from the international crowd, before continuing with the traditional Habemus Papam announcement in Latin. Pope Francis praying for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in his time of loss. On only one occasion, 21 December 2005, the Pope wore the camauro, the traditional red papal hat usually worn in the winter. However, in an audience with Pope Benedict, Camillo Ruini, Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome and the official responsible for promoting the cause for canonization of any person who dies within that diocese, cited "exceptional circumstances" which suggested that the waiting period could be waived. Benedict and his Polish predecessor John Paul II were the first consecutive non-Italian popes since the seven consecutive Frenchmen of the Avignon Papacy (1309–1378). In 2001 he created the successor to the decree. BENEDICT XVI . Benedict XVI served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. "[244], In 1992, he again approved CDF documents declaring that homosexual "inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder" and extended this principle to civil law. [231], His Holiness Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God. Pope decides against allowing married men to become priests. POPE BENEDICT XVI’ REFLECTION ON THE 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. Murillo, Anunciación. [23] As Cardinal Ratzinger he was known (according to former neighbours) to look after stray cats in his neighbourhood. [22][full citation needed] He has stated that his first foreign language is French. Georg Ratzinger, in his private chapel at the Vatican. [32] As a German soldier, he was interned in a prisoner of war camp, but released a few months later at the end of the war in May 1945. Benedict, later that year in November, did not attend the consistory for new cardinals, though he did meet with them and Pope Francis at his residence after the consistory had taken place. [55] Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor described the final vote, "It's very solemn when you go up one by one to put your vote in the urn and you're looking up at the Last Judgement of Michelangelo. In June 2007, Benedict made a personal pilgrimage and pastoral visit to Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis. The former pope also said that he had spoken on the telephone with Meisner the day before the latter died and related that Meisner was grateful to be on vacation after having been present for the beatification of Teofilius Matulionis in Vilnius. ", "The Church is not trying to cover anything up". Benedict was born Joseph Ratzinger in Bavaria, Germany, in 1927, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The time devoted to rest has increased, but we continue to go out every afternoon, despite the cold, to the Vatican Gardens. [107] For regularly scheduled public celebrations of the Tridentine Mass, the permission of the priest in charge of the church is required. Dear Brothers and Sisters, On this fourth and last Sunday of Advent, this year the liturgy presents the narrative of the Angel’s announcement to Mary. "[241], I would say that this problem of AIDS cannot be overcome merely with money, necessary though it is. The first half is said to have been written by Benedict in German, his first language, in the summer of 2005; the second half is derived from uncompleted writings left by his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Some voices, among them Küng, deem this a turn towards conservatism, while Ratzinger himself said in a 1993 interview, "I see no break in my views as a theologian [over the years]". Friendship with Jesus: Pope Benedict XVI Talks to Children on Their First Holy Communion. During his visit to Brazil in 2007, Pope Benedict XVI presided over the canonization of Frei Galvão on 11 May, while George Preca, founder of the Malta-based M.U.S.E.U.M., Szymon of Lipnica, Charles of Mount Argus and Marie-Eugénie de Jésus were canonized in a ceremony held at the Vatican on 3 June 2007. Last Testament: In His Own Words. Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict XVI have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the Vatican. Glaube - Wahrheit - Toleranz. [261][262] However, the Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople implied that support for Turkey's membership in the European Union would be contingent on the establishment of religious freedom in Turkey:[263] "In every step towards unification, minorities must be protected, with their cultural traditions and the distinguishing features of their religion. The move was unexpected. If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to Him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us?...And once again the Pope said: No! [31] As the Allied front drew closer to his post in 1945, he deserted back to his family's home in Traunstein after his unit had ceased to exist, just as American troops established a headquarters in the Ratzinger household. This was not always met with approval in the Vatican". [164][165] According to John L. Allen, Jr., Ratzinger in the following years "acquired a familiarity with the contours of the problem that virtually no other figure in the Catholic Church can claim" and "driven by that encounter with what he would later refer to as 'filth' in the Church, Ratzinger seems to have undergone something of a 'conversion experience' throughout 2003–04. [243] In the same interview, the pope also reiterated the traditional teaching of the Church that condoms are not seen as a "real or moral solution" to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Biographer Andrea Tornielli suggested that Cardinal Ratzinger had wanted to take action against Maciel Degollado, but that John Paul II and other high-ranking officials, including several cardinals and notably the Pope's influential secretary Stanisław Dziwisz, prevented him from doing so. [209] He attended the beatification of Pope Paul VI in October 2014. [77], On 7 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Hildegard of Bingen and John of Avila Doctors of the Church, the 34th and 35th individuals so recognised in the history of Christianity. Benedict was talking to the new Japanese ambassador to the Vatican. [189], In 2013 it was reported that Benedict has multiple health problems including high blood pressure and reportedly has fallen out of bed more than once, but the Vatican denied any specific illnesses. "[245], On 22 December 2008, the pope gave an end-of-year message to the Roman Curia in which he talked about gender and the important distinction between men and women. [191] On 2 December of the same year, Maltese cardinal Mario Grech announced to Vatican News that Benedict has difficulty speaking and that he told the new cardinals after the consistory that "the Lord has taken away my speech in order to let me appreciate silence". He was the ninth German pope, the eighth having been the Dutch-German Pope Adrian VI (1522–23) from Utrecht. [102] In it, the Pope continued the Church's teachings on social justice. [222], On 28 June 2017, Benedict received the newly created cardinals in his chapel and "spoke with all of them in their native tongue" while also remarking that they were "from the four continents, the whole church". Ratzinger came increasingly to see these and associated developments (such as decreasing respect for authority among his students) as connected to a departure from traditional Catholic teachings. Paolo Gabriele, the former butler of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, died on Tuesday after a long illness, aged 54. Prior to becoming pope, he was "a major figure on the Vatican stage for a quarter of a century"; he had an influence "second to none when it came to setting church priorities and directions" as one of John Paul II's closest confidants. [204][205] Benedict returned his official Fisherman's Ring, which is usually destroyed by Vatican officials on the death of a pope to prevent documents being counterfeited. Those Councils maintained their separate officials and staffs while their status and competencies continued unchanged, and in May 2007, Interreligious Dialogue was restored to its separate status again with its own president. He views relativism's denial of objective truth, and the denial of moral truths in particular, as the central problem of the 21st century. In June 2020, Benedict visited his dying brother Georg in Germany for the last time. In his early twenties, he was deeply influenced by the thought of Italian German Romano Guardini[34] who taught in Munich 1946 to 1951 when Ratzinger was studying in Freising and later at the University of Munich. According to a Vatican spokesman, Benedict spent his first day as pope emeritus with Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Prefect of the Papal Household. In their Common Declaration, they highlighted the previous 40 years of dialogue between Catholics and Anglicans while also acknowledging "serious obstacles to our ecumenical progress". He also has an excellent command of Latin[21] and speaks Spanish adequately. St. Benedict of Nursia was the founder of the Benedictine monasteries (most monasteries of the Middle Ages were of the Benedictine order) and the author of the Rule of Saint Benedict, which is still the most influential writing regarding the monastic life of Western Christianity. The inscription on the statue, according to Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, has the coat of arms of the two popes to symbolize the fact that the statue was commissioned by Benedict XVI, and consecrated by Francis.[207]. "The church encourages the ratification of the international legal instruments that aim to defend the rights of migrants, refugees and their families," the Pope said. "[95], Pope Benedict wrote three encyclicals: Deus caritas est (Latin for "God is Love"), Spe Salvi ("Saved by Hope"), and Caritas in veritate ("Love in Truth"). He doffed his zucchetto when Pope Francis came down the nave of St. Peter's Basilica to greet him. If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and great. Supreme Order of Christ, Order of the Golden Spur, Order of Pius IX, Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great and the Order of St. Sylvester. Thank You for the picture and words of Our Holy Father . ANGELUS . Citing John Paul II's well-known words, "Do not be afraid! "The first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus," spokesman Matteo Bruni was quoted as saying by news agency AFP. [230] The pope Emeritus has personally preferred to be simply known as "Father". [225], On 13 January 2020, Benedict published a book expressing his view that the Church must maintain its discipline of clerical celibacy, in light of ongoing debate on the issue.[226]. [72][73], On 17 October 2010, Pope Benedict canonized André Bessette, a French-Canadian; Stanislaw Soltys, a 15th-century Polish priest; Italian nuns Giulia Salzano and Camilla Battista da Varano; Spanish nun Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola and the first Australian saint, Mother Mary MacKillop. Home World Pope Francis and Benedict XVI have been vaccinated World Pope Francis and Benedict XVI have been vaccinated [187], On 17 July 2009, Benedict was hospitalized after falling and breaking his right wrist while on vacation in the Alps; his injuries were reported to be minor. At the age of five, Ratzinger was in a group of children who welcomed the visiting Cardinal Archbishop of Munich, Michael von Faulhaber, with flowers. [144] His visit to Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation, was initially overshadowed by the controversy about a lecture he had given at Regensburg. [131] Pope Benedict apologised for any offence he had caused and made a point of visiting Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, and praying in its Blue Mosque. I read something you wrote about hostility when you talk about His Holiness – I cannot understand why when I tell people he is Pope I am met with such … During his visit, he suggested that altering sexual behavior was the answer to Africa's AIDS crisis, and urged Catholics to reach out and convert believers in sorcery. [45][46], Ratzinger defended and reaffirmed Catholic doctrine, including teaching on topics such as birth control, homosexuality and inter-religious dialogue. [25] Pope Benedict's elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, was a Catholic priest and was the former director of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir. Benedict XVI was elected the 265th pope at the age of 78. In 2007, China was accused of using its political influence to stop a meeting between the Pope and the Dalai Lama. Firstly, I remember Pope Benedict XV, that courageous prophet of peace, who guided the Church through turbulent times of war. Pope Benedict XVI and Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng met at the Vatican on 25 January 2007 in a "new and important step towards establishing diplomatic ties". French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin said that since the first stroke Ratzinger had been suffering from an age-related heart condition, for which he was on medication. For his part, Pope Benedict XVI, elected head of the Catholic Church in 2005, resigned in 2013. He also called on Catholic communities and organizations to offer them concrete help. [92] Benedict traced the failed revolutions and violent ideologies of the 20th century to a conversion of partial points of view into absolute guides. The pope said that the Church viewed the distinction as central to human nature, and "asks that this order of creation be respected". A book called Joseph and Chico: A Cat Recounts the Life of Pope Benedict XVI was published in 2007 which told the story of the Pope's life from the feline Chico's perspective. In 2007, Pope Benedict visited Brazil to address the Bishops' Conference there and canonize Friar Antônio Galvão, an 18th-century Franciscan. [274] Benedict's favorite works of music are Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet. [78], Pope Benedict made only modest changes to the structure of the Roman Curia. [241] TIME also reported in its edition of 30 April 2006 that the Vatican's position remains what it always has been with Vatican officials "flatly dismiss[ing] reports that the Vatican is about to release a document that will condone any condom use. [280] His first tweet was made on 12 December and was "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Credit: Vatican Media. Consequently, he resigned his post at Munich in early 1982. The 82-year-old fell but was assisted to his feet and he continued to proceed towards the altar to celebrate Mass. "There isn't the slightest doubt about the validity of my resignation from the Petrine ministry," he wrote in a letter to the newspaper. Pope Benedict XVI warned us January 3, 2021 Editor 1 Comment Several times during his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI sounded the alarm about the direction society was taking, and told us what we must do in response. [179], In November 2020, the Vatican published a report blaming not only Pope John Paul II, but also Benedict for allowing defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to rise in power despite the fact that they both knew of sex abuse allegations against him. In 1981, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of the most important dicasteries of the Roman Curia. Pope Benedict has stated that he chose his papal name to honor both Saint Benedict, the patron saint of Europe, and Pope Benedict XV, who, as pope during World War I, worked tirelessly to end the war. FILE - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, right, arrives in St. Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience as his then-butler Paolo Gabriele, bottom, and his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein sit in the car with him. One who has hope lives differently. By Vatican News. Pope Benedict's main arena for pastoral activity was the Vatican itself, his Christmas and Easter homilies and Urbi et Orbi are delivered from St Peter's Basilica. On 19 September 2010, during his visit to the United Kingdom, Benedict personally proclaimed the beatification of John Henry Newman. On 11 February 2013, Benedict unexpectedly announced his resignation in a speech in Latin before the cardinals, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body" due to his advanced age. The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI occurred on 28 February 2013 at 20:00 CET, after having been announced on the morning of 11 February 2013 directly by himself. "Much is already being done for the integration of the families of immigrants, although much still remains to be done. It is time to reaffirm the importance of prayer in the face of the activism and the growing secularism of many Christians engaged in charitable work.". Benedict follows the news that reaches us on television and shares our concern about the pandemic, about what is happening in the world, about the many people who are losing their lives to the virus. [67] Pope Benedict XVI canonized Bishop Rafael Guizar y Valencia, Mother Theodore Guerin, Filippo Smaldone and Rosa Venerini on 15 October 2006. [211], Benedict wrote the text of a speech, delivered by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, on the occasion of the dedication of the Aula Magna at the Pontifical Urbaniana University to the Pope Emeritus, "a gesture of gratitude for what he has done for the Church as a conciliar expert, with his teaching as professor, as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and, finally, the Magisterium." Archbishop Georg Gänswein told the German-language Catholic News Agency (CNA Deutsch) that both he and the former pontiff will be vaccinated “as soon as the vaccine is available.” “I will also get vaccinated together with the whole … In the discussion with secularism and rationalism, one of Benedict's basic ideas can be found in his address on the "Crisis of Culture" in the West, a day before Pope John Paul II died, when he referred to Christianity as the Religion of the Logos (the Greek for "word", "reason", "meaning", or "intelligence"). In 1963, he moved to the University of Münster. "[55][56] On 19 April 2005, he was elected on the second day after four ballots. Mentally, Benedict is "fully … [102], At the time of his resignation, Benedict had completed a draft of a fourth encyclical entitled Lumen fidei ("The Light of Faith"),[103] intended to accompany his first two encyclicals to complete a trilogy on the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said that the Pope told him in their meeting that while the Vatican seeks to stay out of politics it desires Turkey's membership in the EU. At the conclusion of his first homily as pope, Benedict referred to both Jesus Christ and John Paul II. [86], He took up this theme in his first encyclical Deus caritas est. His sister, Maria Ratzinger, who never married, managed Cardinal Ratzinger's household until her death in 1991. [184] This was never officially made public—the official news was that Ratzinger had fallen and struck his head against a radiator—but was an open secret known to the conclave that elected him pope. Contrary to the initial speculation of the press that the shoes had been made by the Italian fashion house Prada, the Vatican announced that the shoes were provided by the Pope's personal shoemaker.[183]. [12] He has lived in Rome since 1981. He stayed there until refurbishment was completed on his retirement home, the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican Gardens near St Peter's, formerly home to 12 nuns, where he moved on 2 May 2013. [106] While Summorum Pontificum directs that pastors should provide the Tridentine Mass upon the requests of the faithful, it also allows for any qualified priest to offer private celebrations of the Tridentine Mass, to which the faithful may be admitted if they wish. Benedictus XVI Joseph Ratzinger 19.IV.2005 - 28.II.2013. "[137] The Pope continued, stating that "the proclamation of Jesus and of his Gospel did not at any point involve an alienation of the pre-Columbus cultures, nor was it the imposition of a foreign culture. A short film looking at the life of Pope Benedict XVI, and his Pontificate, as well as his early years as Joseph Ratzinger.© 2013 [165][170] According to Jason Berry, Angelo Sodano "pressured" Cardinal Ratzinger, who was "operating on the assumption that the charges were not justified", to halt the proceedings against Maciel in 1999. [36] Despite his reformist bent, his views increasingly came to contrast with the liberal ideas gaining currency in theological circles.[37]. [256], In 2015, it was reported that Benedict was "praying for migrants and refugees" from Syria. [194] At the age of 85 years and 318 days on the effective date of his retirement, he was the fourth-oldest person to hold the office of pope. On 24 April, he celebrated the Papal Inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square, during which he was invested with the Pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman. Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the SSPX, expressed "deep gratitude to the Sovereign Pontiff for this great spiritual benefit". As pontiff, Benedict XVI carried out numerous Apostolic activities including journeys across the world and in the Vatican. The vaccination program at Vatican City began on Wednesday, with the current head of the Roman Catholic Church and his predecessor getting the shot. [267] The Pope met with President Nguyễn Minh Triết on 11 December 2009. [277] During his trip to Australia for World Youth Day in 2008 the media reported that festival organizers lent the Pope a grey cat called Bella[278] to keep him company during his stay. The rhythm of the days has remained the same, even if the number of visits has been greatly reduced. [186] In May 2005 the Vatican announced that he had suffered another mild stroke. Fourth Sunday of Advent, ANGELUS ADDRESS 18 December 2011 Mary’s virginity. Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said Thursday. (Copyright by Bernard Bialorucki). Later visiting the country to "reiterate the solidarity between the cultures," it was reported that he made a counter-statement backing Turkey's bid to join the EU. Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, the president of the Pontifical Commission established for the purpose of facilitating full ecclesial communion of those associated with that Society,[110] stated that the decree "opened the door for their return". The guideline dictates that "Civil law concerning reporting of crimes... should always be followed. The Pope travelled to New York where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict XVI have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the Vatican. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday. [203] The pope emeritus joined his successor several months after his election at the unveiling of a new statue of Saint Michael the Archangel. Every day I celebrate Mass and he concelebrates seated... We have prepared enlarged texts for his daily prayer so that he can follow the Liturgy of the Hours better, and we continue to take meals together as we always have.”. Caritas in Veritate. [259], In a 2004 Le Figaro interview, Ratzinger said that Turkey, which is demographically Muslim but governmentally secular by virtue of its state constitution, should seek its future in an association of Muslim nations rather than the European Union, which Ratzinger stated has Christian roots. On Thursday, 24 December 2009, while Pope Benedict was proceeding to the altar to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's Basilica, a woman later identified as 25-year-old Susanna Maiolo, who holds Italian and Swiss citizenship, jumped the barrier and grabbed the Pope by his vestments and pulled him to the ground. [218][219], In March 2016, he gave an interview expressing his views on mercy and endorsing Pope Francis's stress on mercy in his pastoral practice. [43], On 24 March 1977, Ratzinger was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising. Also in March 2006, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue was briefly merged into the Pontifical Council for Culture under Cardinal Paul Poupard. This life of love, according to him, is the life of the saints such as Teresa of Calcutta and the Blessed Virgin Mary, and is the direction Christians take when they believe that God loves them in Jesus Christ. He isn't the first pope to do so, but he's the first in about 400 years. In 1976, he suggested that the Augsburg Confession might possibly be recognised as a Catholic statement of faith. [141] On behalf of the Hindu American community, Radhika Ramana Dasa presented a gift of an Om symbol to Benedict.[142][143]. He served longer as a cardinal before becoming Pope than any Pontiff since Benedict XIII (1724–1730). [185] A few days later an unconfirmed rumor emerged that Pope Benedict had undergone an operation in preparation for an eventual bypass operation, but this rumor was only published by a small left-wing Italian newspaper and was never confirmed by any Vatican insider. [146] However, the trip went ahead and Benedict made a joint declaration with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in an attempt to begin to heal the rift between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Benedict XVI followed this precedent when he waived the five-year rule for John Paul II. [105], On 7 July 2007, Benedict XVI issued the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, declaring that upon "the request of the faithful", celebration of Mass according to the Missal of 1962 (commonly known as the Tridentine Mass), was to be more easily permitted. The Sacrament of Charity: Sacramentum Caritatis. [15] Pope Benedict also revived a number of traditions, including elevating the Tridentine Mass to a more prominent position. [265][266] This was the third Papal visit to the Holy Land, the previous ones being made by Pope Paul VI in 1964 and Pope John Paul II in 2000. Benedict is known to be deeply interested in classical music,[23] and is an accomplished pianist. "[281] On 28 February 2013, the day he retired, the tweets were archived, and @Pontifex read "Sede Vacante". "[250], Father Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, claimed the pope had not wished specifically to attack people with homosexual inclinations, and had not mentioned gays or lesbians in his text. "[137] The then President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez demanded an apology, and an indigenous organisation in Ecuador issued a response which stated that "representatives of the Catholic Church of those times, with honourable exceptions, were accomplices, deceivers and beneficiaries of one of the most horrific genocides of all humanity. [96], The encyclical contains almost 16,000 words in 42 paragraphs. Archbishop Georg Gänswein has spoken about life with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and a personally challenging year. [23], On 4 September 2020, Benedict XVI became the longest-lived pope, 93 years, 4 months, 16 days, surpassing Leo XIII, who died in 1903.[24]. [214] In his reception address, Benedict paid homage to his predecessor, John Paul II. According to the newsletter article, this is why the Bible's Gospel of Matthew states, 'His blood be upon us and upon our children,' a phrase historically used by some Christians to justify anti-Semitism. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, "I can confirm that as part of the vaccination program of the Vatican City State, as of today, the first dose of … His habilitation (which qualified him for a professorship) was on Bonaventure. Benedict’s election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. … In July 2008, the Pope travelled to Australia to attend World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney. [247], During a 2012 Christmas speech,[251] the pope made remarks about the present-day interpretation of the notion of "gender". The document angered many Protestant churches by claiming that they are not actually churches, but "ecclesial communities". "[104], Sacramentum caritatis (The Sacrament of Charity), signed 22 February 2007, was released in Latin, Italian, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish. Will Ratzinger's past trump Benedict's present? 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