Y Papa Benedicto XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI, Aleman: Benedikt XVI), mibait Josef Alois Ratzinger inyang Abril 16, 1927 king Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany iya ing ka-265 a linukluk a Papa, at pamuntuk ning Catholic Church, at manungkulan bilang Sovereign na ning Vatican Lakanbalen a State.[1] Meyalal ya inyang Abril 19, 2005 king papal conclave, megmasusi ya king kayang Papal Inauguration Mass inyang Abril 24, 2005, at inokupa ne ing kayang cathedral, ing Basilica nang St. John Lateran, inyang Mayu 7, 2005. Mepupus ing kayang pangapapa inyang Pebreru 28, 2013 uli na ning kayang pamagdimitir, ya ing mumunang papa a migdimitir kaybat ning dakal siglu. Y Papa Benedicto XVI atin yang aduang citizenship German at Vatican. Elilan ne y Papa Juan Pablo II, a mete inyang Abril 2, 2005.
Metung kareng bantug a Catholic theologians manibat inyang 1950s at matalik sumulat, y Benedict XVI malalaue bilang panlualu ning traditional Roman Catholic doctrine at panugali. Sinuyu ya kareng dakal alialiwang German a universidades at meging yang theological consultant king Kaduang Vatican Council bayu meging Archbishop ning Munich at Freising at Cardinal. Inyang panaun ning kayang pangayalal bilang Papa, y Benedict meging yang Prefect ning Congregation para keng Doctrina ning Kasalpantayanan [2] at meging yang Dean ning College ning Cardinals.
- ↑ The precise number of popes has been a matter for scholarly debate for centuries. John A. Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary (1980) lists Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) as 264th Pope, making Benedict XVI the 265th.
- ↑ John Paul II, Ap. Const. Pastor Bonus, I, General Norms, Art 6, June 28, 1988