Pope Benedict Xvi Research Paper
Pope Benedict XVI:
A Life and Papacy Revealed
On April 19, 2005 Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected as successor to the beloved Pope John Paul II. He was formally enthroned during the papal inauguration Mass on April 24, 2005 and chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Elected at the age of 78 Pope Benedict XVI was the oldest to be elected Pope since Clement XII in 1730 (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Pope Benedict is only the eight German Pope to be elected into office the last being Adrian VI (1522-1523) (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio).
His Early Life Joseph Alois Ratzinger was born on Holy Saturday April 16, 1927 at his parents' home in Marktl am Inn, Germany (Ewtn P. Ben XVI bio). He was the first person baptized in the Easter …show more content…
For everyone worried that the election of a new Pope might signal a negative change in the Vatican's attitude about the sex-abuse scandal, it eases us to know that just before the death of John Paul, Cardinal Ratzinger ordered a reopening of a case that has been ignored for many years and one that he had personally put on hold in 1999 (Borse 2). Ratzinger's re-activation has resulted in a visit by the Prosecutor for the CDF, Father Scicluna, who was dispatched by Ratzinger himself to Mexico, the U.S. and Spain, to interview the original victims and gather what is now being described by some as new evidence from others who have not spoken to the Vatican about the case (Borse …show more content…
should feel uplifted due to the acceleration of activity after the election of Ratzinger (Borse 4). It means that the Vatican not only takes the charges seriously, but that it recognizes that the abuse problem is not exclusive to the United States (Borse 5). It also signals Pope Benedict's dedication to reforming the Church from within the clergy (Borse 6). Whatever the investigation ultimately reveals, the results will be inevitably distressing for Catholics on all sides (Borse 7). Either the founder of an order will be found guilty calling into question the legitimacy of his work on behalf of the Church, or his accusers will be found to be frauds (Borse 8). Either result for Catholics would prove to be a painful
A Life and Papacy Revealed
On April 19, 2005 Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected as successor to the beloved Pope John Paul II. He was formally enthroned during the papal inauguration Mass on April 24, 2005 and chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Elected at the age of 78 Pope Benedict XVI was the oldest to be elected Pope since Clement XII in 1730 (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Pope Benedict is only the eight German Pope to be elected into office the last being Adrian VI (1522-1523) (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio).
His Early Life Joseph Alois Ratzinger was born on Holy Saturday April 16, 1927 at his parents' home in Marktl am Inn, Germany (Ewtn P. Ben XVI bio). He was the first person baptized in the Easter …show more content…
For everyone worried that the election of a new Pope might signal a negative change in the Vatican's attitude about the sex-abuse scandal, it eases us to know that just before the death of John Paul, Cardinal Ratzinger ordered a reopening of a case that has been ignored for many years and one that he had personally put on hold in 1999 (Borse 2). Ratzinger's re-activation has resulted in a visit by the Prosecutor for the CDF, Father Scicluna, who was dispatched by Ratzinger himself to Mexico, the U.S. and Spain, to interview the original victims and gather what is now being described by some as new evidence from others who have not spoken to the Vatican about the case (Borse …show more content…
should feel uplifted due to the acceleration of activity after the election of Ratzinger (Borse 4). It means that the Vatican not only takes the charges seriously, but that it recognizes that the abuse problem is not exclusive to the United States (Borse 5). It also signals Pope Benedict's dedication to reforming the Church from within the clergy (Borse 6). Whatever the investigation ultimately reveals, the results will be inevitably distressing for Catholics on all sides (Borse 7). Either the founder of an order will be found guilty calling into question the legitimacy of his work on behalf of the Church, or his accusers will be found to be frauds (Borse 8). Either result for Catholics would prove to be a painful