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12:38 : Polish President Andrzej Duda salutes the memory of former Pope Benedict XVI. “The world has lost one of the greatest theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries, a close associate of Saint John Paul II.”his Polish predecessor in the Vatican, regretted on Twitter the head of state of this country traditionally attached to the Catholic faith.
12:30 p.m. : Christine Pedotti, editorial director of Christian testimonylooks back on the pontificate of “transition” of Benedict XVI.
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12:11 p.m. : Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of Benedict XVI on January 5 at the Vatican.
12:36 p.m. : The former pope, who died this morning, was “a giant of faith and reason”as well as’“a great of history that history will not forget”reacted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “I expressed to the Holy Father Francis my participation and that of the government in his pain and that of the entire ecclesial community”added the far-right leader in a statement.
12:37 : It is noon, here is the point on the news:
• Former Pope Benedict XVI, who made history by renouncing his office in 2013, died this morning at the age of 95. A look back at the career of this conservative prelate.
• Two departments – Finistère (wind, floods, rain-flooding) and Pas-de-Calais (floods) – are on orange alert this afternoon. Vigilance has been lifted in the Côtes d’Armor.
• Under the effect of global warming, it will be abnormally hot today. “This December 31 could become the sweetest day ever recorded for this date”a forecaster told us yesterday.
• France imposes a negative test obligation for passengers arriving from China. The United Kingdom and Spain have done the same, for “caution”.
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12:01 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to himself “saddened” by the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saluting the memory of a “great theologian”. “His visit to the UK in 2010 was a historic moment for Catholics and non-Catholics in our country”he adds.
11:42 : “As a ‘German’ pope, Benedict XVI was for many, and not only in this country, a particular leader of the Church.”
The German Chancellor also goes there with his tribute, welcoming a “fighting personality” and one “intelligent theologian”.
11:33 am : My thoughts go out to Catholics in France and around the world, bereaved by the departure of His Holiness Benedict XVI, who worked with soul and intelligence for a more fraternal world.
11:33 am : On Twitter, Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to the former pope.
11:31 a.m. : The body of Benedict XVI will be exhibited from Monday morning in the solemn setting of Saint Peter’s Basilica to allow the faithful to greet him.
11:19 a.m. : Philosopher specializing in religions, Frédéric Lenoir looks back on the career of the former pope. “He still seemed very offbeat on major social issues, unlike his successor, Pope Francis, who seems much more in tune with today’s society”he says on franceinfo.
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11:17 a.m. : I will keep the image of a very conservative pope who has not been able to make the Church evolve on social issues
11:18 a.m. : Controversial conservative and homophobic pope are we talking about it or are we pretending?
11:17 a.m. : May Benedict XVI rest in peace. May the Lord grant his humble servant rest and eternal peace.
11:17 a.m. : You continue to react to the death of the pope emeritus. Some point to his conservatism and the controversies that have punctuated his pontificate. His statements have sometimes shocked, as about islam or condom use against HIV.
11:11 a.m. : Franceinfo looks back on the life of Joseph Ratzinger, who died today at the age of 95.
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11:11 a.m. : Here is the official statement of the Vatican. “I am sorry to announce that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, died today at 9:34 a.m., at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, in the Vatican”announced Matteo Bruni, the director of the press service of the Holy See, in a press release.
10:48 : May he rest in peace with the lord
10:48 : The greatest theologian of the last centuries has just passed away. RIP
10:48 : A great man has left us. What fate!
10:48 : In the comments, you salute the memory of the former pope.
10:59 : Aged 95, Joseph Ratzinger (his real name) made history by becoming the first pope to resign in six centuries, on February 11, 2013. Franceinfo looks back on the career of the German prelate in this article.
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10:37 : His death comes a few days after a statement by his successor, Pope Francis, on his state of health. “I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict. To keep his memory alive, because he is seriously ill, to ask the Lord to console and support him”Francis said.
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10:35 a.m. : Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is dead, announces the Vatican.
