I don’t want a long essay about his background. Just few sentences and YES or NO.
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i mean shouldnt he be pope ratzinger…
(im not catholic btw)
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I was surprised that the Pope to succeed Pope John Paul II could come from Germany. I was expecting that the new Pope was going to come from Italy. Although I do not have viewpoint about Benedict XVI, I am kind of happy that the Benedict XVI comes from the same country (Germany) as one of my friends from college last year comes from the same country as Benedict XVI.
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what was his religious order when he became a priest? dominican, franciscan, benedictine, etc…
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And if you know, what languages are they?
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IM THE MORE BIGGEST FAN OF JOSEPH RATZINGER IN THE WORLD. I was there! Benedict XVI finishing a General Audience in Vatican city. I travel a long way to see him….
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Joseph Ratzinger – childhood and teenage years – A tribute movie Joseph Alois Ratzinger was born on 16 April, Holy Saturday, 1927 at Schulstraße 11, at 8:30 am in his parents’ home in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany. Joseph was baptised on the same day at the church of St. Oswald. He was the third and youngest child of Joseph and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner). His mother’s family was originally…
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