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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dies at age 95
Fox News ^ | December 31, 2022 | By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi , Elizabeth Pritchett

Posted on 12/31/2022 2:18:51 AM PST by Syncro

30 minutes ago

Reporting on Fox News now.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benedict; catholic; pope; popebenedict; popebenedictobit; ratzenger; religion; rip; wrongpope
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1 posted on 12/31/2022 2:18:51 AM PST by Syncro
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To: Syncro

RIP


2 posted on 12/31/2022 2:20:26 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: Syncro

Retired Pope dies


3 posted on 12/31/2022 2:20:46 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: Syncro

Here’s a link.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dead-95-vatican-says

RIP, PB16… the last real Pope.


4 posted on 12/31/2022 2:21:34 AM PST by ScottinVA
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To: ScottinVA

Thank you.

I’ll have the Mods add it.


5 posted on 12/31/2022 2:22:52 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: Syncro

RIP Pope. May God have mercy on your soul as you pass into eternal life.


6 posted on 12/31/2022 2:24:45 AM PST by EBH
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To: Syncro

RIP


7 posted on 12/31/2022 2:27:32 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Syncro

No such thing.


8 posted on 12/31/2022 2:27:48 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Syncro

Now comes the punishment


9 posted on 12/31/2022 2:31:33 AM PST by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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The rest of the headline:
Benedict, born in 1927 as Joseph Ratzinger, was the first pope to resign from his office in over half a century.

10 posted on 12/31/2022 2:33:14 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: P.O.E.
I don't know what to think.....he should never had stepped down, but the inner me says he was forced to step down which means the Catholic pope and hierarchy are corrupt beyond hell....

I'll just say a prayer for our dead Lord to save us all...

11 posted on 12/31/2022 2:34:52 AM PST by cherry
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To: cherry

Amen to that.


12 posted on 12/31/2022 2:37:26 AM PST by EBH
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To: nickcarraway

Yes there is.

Everyone dies.

Even retired popes.

But it’s rare for a pope to retire.

He talked about it beforehand.


13 posted on 12/31/2022 2:37:31 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: cherry

but the inner me says he was forced to step down which means the Catholic pope and hierarchy are corrupt beyond hell....

Very much agree. Lavender Mafia, maybe?

RIP, Il Papa.


14 posted on 12/31/2022 2:39:39 AM PST by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: cherry; All

My Lord Jesus LIVES!

Or did you mean our *dear Lord?


15 posted on 12/31/2022 2:41:01 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: Syncro

That is number 2.

Who will be number 3?


16 posted on 12/31/2022 2:44:04 AM PST by moviefan8 ( The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. - M in No Time To Die (2021)c)
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Hmm, just a few hours left.

Who was #1?


17 posted on 12/31/2022 2:47:34 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: Syncro

Rest in Peace in Heaven.


18 posted on 12/31/2022 2:49:15 AM PST by OKITRUMP77
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From the article:
He is most immediately remembered outside the Catholic Church for his surprise resignation — the first papal abdication since 1415 — and subsequent life as the world’s first "pope emeritus" in centuries.

Benedict was born Joseph Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Bavaria. He came of age in Germany after World War I at the same time the Nazi regime was growing in power. 

His Roman Catholic family — harassed and punished by the Nazi Party for their opposition to state policies — shaped his desire to commit to the church.

When he was 5 yrs old, he wanted to become a cardinal because of their bright red raiment.
19 posted on 12/31/2022 2:52:03 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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To: Adder

All political organizations are corrupt.


20 posted on 12/31/2022 2:55:10 AM PST by Syncro (Facts and Truth.)
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