Pope Benedict XVI

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Catholic theologian cardinal of the Catholic Church head of state human pope

Pope Benedict XVI was the German-born head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, known for his conservative theology and for being the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Pope Benedict XVI canonical	147
Joseph Ratzinger	22
Benedict XVI	9
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger	1
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger	1
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger	1
Pontificate of Benedict XVI	1
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th Pope	1
Pope Emeritus	1
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI	1
Ratzinger	1
papacy of Benedict XVI	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic theologian ⓘ cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ pope ⓘ
ageAtDeath	95 ⓘ
birthName	Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
burialPlace	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
causeOfDeath	age-related health complications ⓘ
citizenship	Germany ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of Benedict XVI ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Germany ⓘ
createdCardinalBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1927-04-16 ⓘ
dateOfCardinalCreation	1977-06-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2022-12-31 ⓘ
education	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
electedAsPopeBy	2005 papal conclave ⓘ
endTime	2013-02-28 ⓘ
episcopalConsecrationDate	1977-05-28 ⓘ
era	21st century ⓘ
familyName	Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ratzinger
fieldOfWork	philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ
givenName	Joseph ⓘ
honorificPrefix	His Holiness ⓘ Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pope Emeritus
issuedMotuProprio	Summorum Pontificum ⓘ
knownFor	Regensburg lecture ⓘ conservative theology ⓘ emphasis on traditional Catholic doctrine ⓘ resignation from the papacy ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
memberOf	College of Cardinals ⓘ International Theological Commission ⓘ
motto	Cooperatores Veritatis ⓘ
nationality	German ⓘ
notableIdea	hermeneutic of continuity ⓘ
notableWork	Caritas in veritate ⓘ surface form: Caritas in Veritate Deus Caritas Est ⓘ Introduction to Christianity ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus of Nazareth Spe Salvi ⓘ
ordainedBy	Michael von Faulhaber ⓘ
ordinationDate	1951-06-29 ⓘ
papalName	Pope Benedict XVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Benedict XVI
parent	Joseph Ratzinger Sr. ⓘ Joseph Ratzinger Sr. ⓘ surface form: Maria Ratzinger
participatedIn	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Marktl am Inn ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Vatican City ⓘ
positionHeld	Archbishop of Munich and Freising ⓘ Pope ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Rome Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ Pope ⓘ Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ Sovereign of the Vatican City State ⓘ
predecessor	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
reasonForResignation	advanced age and declining strength ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder	secular clergy ⓘ
residenceAfterResignation	Mater Ecclesiae Monastery ⓘ
residenceAsPope	Apostolic Palace ⓘ
resignationAnnouncementDate	2013-02-11 ⓘ
resignedFromOffice	Pope ⓘ
roleInCouncil	theological adviser (peritus) ⓘ
sibling	Georg Ratzinger ⓘ
signature	Signature of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
startTime	2005-04-19 ⓘ
successor	Pope Francis ⓘ
supported	traditional Latin liturgy (Summorum Pontificum) ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	conservative ⓘ traditionalist-leaning ⓘ
wroteEncyclical	Caritas in veritate ⓘ surface form: Caritas in Veritate Deus Caritas Est ⓘ Spe Salvi ⓘ

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