Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95;  religious was in poor health in the Vatican

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95; religious was in poor health in the Vatican


Pope emeritus, Benedict XVI was in poor health in a Vatican monastery. Through the official news, the headquarters of the Catholic Church announced the death of the religious.




Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95;  religious was in poor health in the Vatican

THE Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI it was confirmed by the Vatican this Saturday (31), through social networks. Joseph Ratzinger was German and he died at the age of 95 after spending time in a monastery due to failing health. The loss of religious is added a series of historic farewells in 2022 and it happens exactly two days after Pele’s death and the British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died today at 9:34 am in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. .

Benedict XVI enjoyed poor health in the last years of his life

Benedict XVI was the first pope in 600 years of the Catholic Church to abdicate his post: since he requested his resignation, in February 2013, the German theologian has begun to live in a monastery in the Vatican

On the last day, the 29th, the Vatican indicated in a statement that Benedict XVI was “lucid”, but in very poor health. “His health deteriorated three days ago. His vital functions fail, including his heart,” a Vatican source told AFP news agency at the time.

Pope emeritus has taken a conservative and controversial line in his pontificate Joseph Ratzinger was born in Marktl, Germany, on April 16, 1927, but grew up in the Traunstein region, located near the Austrian border. Elected pope on April 19, 2005, he succeeded John Paul II, a very popular religious …

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