Joseph Ratzinger

Joseph Ratzinger    (Pope)
Born	1927-04-16 Marktl, Germany
Died	2022 (Age 95)
Nationality	German
Citizenship	Vatican
Parents	• Joseph Ratzinger Sr • Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner)
Member of	The European House - Ambrosetti
Pope  In office 2005 - 2013 Reigned as Pope Benedict XVI, then resigned  Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith In office 1981 - 2005

Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger) was a retired prelate of the Catholic Church who was head of the Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 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 by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation.

Controversies

Joseph Ratzinger has been indicted in a common law court, initiated by Kevin Annett, on February 25, 2013 for concealing the Canadian genocide.

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