Miss him. Catholic ping!
It’s unfortunate that he oversaw so much of the cover-up of the homosexual pedophile attacks on boys in the RCC at large.
Miss him terribly!
During the last years of JP II, it became clear that most of the crystal clear theologic scholarship of that Pontificate owed a lot to J. Ratzinger as a true partner to JohnPaul II. His selection as Pope encouraged me to spend more time in common with the Catholic Church due to his high scholarship.
His retirement from his office at almost 86 made him the fourth oldest Pope in history. It is disappointing that many don’t understand he tried to retire three times in his 70s before selection as Pope but his best friend JPII kept him in the traces. He had a stroke before becoming Pope. Finally he knew he could not perform the duties to his standards and made his retirement.
His ability to clearly outline a course of doctrine is wonderful. The first actual full doctorate Professor of Theology to be a Pope. Just as John Paul II was the first Doctor of Philosophy.
Remember his clarity in so many things. In breathless leftist drivel a reporter asked him how he evaluated the faith of Islam. He answered with one word: “Deficient.” A home run of scholarship and clarity.
I thought Pope Benedict was wonderful. I was greatly saddened by his retirement. I really don’t know what to make of his replacement. At least according to what is widely reported, Pope Francis does and says a lot of things that induce, at the very least, quite a bit of head-scratching...
Look for Pope Francis to step down.