A close friend of Austria, Joseph Ratzinger, was elected head of the Church. Abuse scandals overshadowed the German’s tenure. Now reading: part two of our series on historical popes.
Dull bells ring in the Vatican, the church newspaper “L’Osservatore Romano” rushes to print a special edition, faithful gather in St. Peter’s Square to pray: the old pope is dead. The last day of 2022 will be marked by the death of Benedict XVI. overshadowed. A few days later, Francis bows to his predecessor’s humble coffin before being buried in the catacombs of St. Peter’s Basilica. An era has come to an end—the era of an extraordinary cleric who was worshiped and demonized in equal measure.
Source: Krone
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