The emeritus pope Benedict XVI He died this Saturday, December 31 in Vatican City at the age of 95. The director of the Vatican Press Office was in charge of reporting his sensitive death through a statement.
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“It is with regret that I announce that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away today at 9:34 a.m. in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery of the Vatican. As soon as possible, further information will be provided,” she announced.
The body of the former Pope Benedict XVI will be exposed from Monday, January 2 in the Basilica of Saint Peter so that believers can venerate it.
Unlike Pope Francis, Jorge bergoglio, who has dedicated himself to the poor and migrants; The figure of Joseph Ratzinger projects an ultra-conservative theologian who held the position from 2005 until 2013, when he announced his retirement as Supreme Pontiff.
“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I came to the certainty that my strength, due to advanced age, is no longer suitable for an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but also with prayer and suffering”, were his words.
Despite the fact that Benedict XVI justified his withdrawal from the Vatican with his advanced age, there were also other reasons for his resignation, such as the cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, for which in 2010 he asked for forgiveness.
