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And with that, Benedict gave three weeks’ notice that he was stepping down at the end of the month. The Pope Emeritus‘ remains will then be taken into St. Peter's Basilica and then to the Vatican Grottos where he will be laid to rest. Lying in state British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also paid tribute. “I am saddened to learn of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Sunak tweeted Saturday. On 7 July 2007, Benedict issued the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, declaring that upon "the request of the faithful", the celebration of Mass according to the Missal of 1962 (of the Tridentine Mass), was to be more easily permitted. Stable groups who previously had to petition their bishop to have a Tridentine Mass may now merely request permission from their local priest. [128] While Summorum Pontificum directs that pastors should provide the Tridentine Mass upon the requests of the faithful, it also allows for any qualified priest to offer private celebrations of the Tridentine Mass, to which the faithful may be admitted if they wish. [129] For regularly scheduled public celebrations of the Tridentine Mass, the permission of the priest in charge of the church is required. [130] Among his more consequential actions as prefect was to issue a formal letter in May 2001 that was widely interpreted as declaring that investigations into allegations of clergy sex abuse were confidential church matters not subject to review by civil law enforcement agencies. Critics — and attorneys for victims of such abuse — often pointed to the letter as proof that the church was seeking to cover up the burgeoning scandal. Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals on April 19, 2005. Mario Tama / Getty Images

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 06: Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful gathered in St. Peters Basilica for the Epiphany Mass on January 6, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. During the Angelus blessing the Pontiff annonced the nomination of new cardinals on Saturday, 18 February. The list of new cardinals who will receive the red hat in the fourth consistory of his pontificate includes: Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of Berlin Rainer Maria Woelki, Archbishop of Toronto Thomas C. Collins and the bishop of Hong Kong John Tong. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Franco Origlia/Getty Images A year later, Benedict came under fire over his time as archbishop of Munich and Freising, between 1977 and 1982, following the publication of a Church-commissioned report into abuse by Catholic clergy there. Benedict's second encyclical titled Spe Salvi ("Saved by Hope"), about the virtue of hope, was released on 30 November 2007. [122] [123]Global leaders paid homage to the former pope, following his death. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England, said he is “mourning” the former pope. We must think about what Pope Benedict said — ‘It’s the epoch of sin against God the Creator,’” Francis said at a gathering of Polish bishops. As he remarked during his 2008 visit to the White House, ‘the need for global solidarity is as urgent as ever, if all people are to live in a way worthy of their dignity.’ May his focus on the ministry of charity continue to be an inspiration to us all,” Biden added. Such symbols were on par with the massive visual statement the church made through its majestic churches and cathedrals and its unequaled collection of great works of art, Benedict contended.

The Joseph Ratzinger–Benedict XVI Roman Library at the Pontifical Teutonic College was announced in April 2015 and was scheduled to open to scholars in November 2015. [257] The library section dedicated to his life and thought is being catalogued. It includes books by or about him and his studies, many donated by Benedict himself. [258] [259] Benedict’s conservatism extended to the church’s public face. In addition to his native German, he was fluent in Italian, French, English and Latin — the last of which he sought to revive in church ceremony. God's Rottweiler': Benedict shaped Catholic doctrine but faced criticism for handling of sexual abuse crisisWith these words, the holy Doctor of the Church develops the Psalm with a litany of benefits that God has given us, adding to what the psalmist did not yet know but expected, the true gift that God has made to us: the gift of his Son, the gift of the Incarnation in which God gave himself to us and stays with us, in the Eucharist and in his Word, every day, to the very end of history. In his early twenties, Ratzinger was deeply influenced by the thought of Italian German Romano Guardini, [39] who taught in Munich from 1946 to 1951 when Ratzinger was studying in Freising and later at the University of Munich. The intellectual affinity between these two thinkers, who would later become decisive figures for the twentieth-century Catholic Church, was preoccupied with rediscovering the essentials of Christianity: Guardini wrote his 1938 The Essence of Christianity, while Ratzinger penned Introduction to Christianity, three decades later in 1968. Guardini inspired many in the Catholic social-democratic tradition, particularly the Communion and Liberation movement in the New Evangelization encouraged under the papacy of the Polish Pope John PaulII. Ratzinger wrote an introduction to a 1996 reissue of Guardini's 1954 The Lord. [40] Pre-papal career: 1951–2005 Academic career: 1951–1977 Part of a series on the This is what the Christian interpretation of the Psalm clearly proclaims, as the Fathers of the Church testified: they saw as the culminating point of the history of salvation and the supreme sign of the Father's merciful love his gift of his Son to be the Saviour and Redeemer of humanity (cf. Jn 3:16). In January 2020, Benedict was forced to distance himself from a book widely seen as undercutting Francis as he considered whether or not to allow married men to become priests in certain cases. The book, “From the Depths of Our Hearts,” argued in favor of the centuries-old tradition of priestly celibacy within the Catholic Church. Benedict was originally listed as co-author, but later clarified that he had only contributed one section of the text. Papież Benedykt XVI mówi o tym, że środowisko naturalne zostało nam wszystkim ofiarowane od Boga jako dar i jesteśmy odpowiedzialni za nie wobec ubogich, przyszłych pokoleń oraz całej ludzkości. W związku z tym z naszej strony potrzebne są zdecydowane działania, aby Boże stworzenie przetrwało.

Benedict's writings were prolific and generally defended traditional Catholic doctrine, values, and liturgy. [12] He was originally a liberal theologian but adopted conservative views after 1968. [13] During his papacy, Benedict advocated a return to fundamental Christian values to counter the increased secularisation of many Western countries. He viewed relativism's denial of objective truth, and the denial of moral truths in particular, as the central problem of the 21st century. Benedict also revived several traditions, including the Tridentine Mass. [14] He strengthened the relationship between the Catholic Church and art, promoted the use of Latin, [15] and reintroduced traditional papal vestments, for which reason he was called "the pope of aesthetics". [16] Benedict's handling of sexual abuse cases within the Catholic Church and opposition to usage of condoms in areas of high HIV transmission led to substantial criticism from public health officials, anti-AIDS activists, and victim's rights organizations. [17] [18]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres praised Benedict's “tenacious commitment to nonviolence and peace.” In 2019, Benedict released a 6,000-word letter that attributed the Church's sexual abuse crisis to an erosion of morality driven by secularization and the sexual revolution of the 1960s. [220] The letter was in sharp contrast to the viewpoint of his successor, Francis, who saw the issue as a byproduct of abuses of power within the Church's hierarchical structure. [220] The New York Times later reported that "given his frail health at the time, however, many church watchers questioned whether Benedict had indeed written the letter or had been manipulated to issue it as a way to undercut Francis." [221] The former pope also maintained a cordial relationship with Francis. Both men were beaming when they embraced Dec. 8, 2015, before opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark the start of the Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee. In June 2016, Francis kissed Benedict on both cheeks to help celebrate the 65th anniversary of the former pope’s ordination.