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| subject: Joseph Ratzinger Selected as New Pope - Benedict XVI |
posted: Apr 19, 05 11:51 am  |
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was selected as the new head of the Catholic Church today, April 19th 2005. He selected the name Benedict XVI to be his Papal name.
[quote:f8439a1b56]Once the archbishop of Munich, Germany, and for many years prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Ratzinger, 78, was one of the most powerful men in the Vatican and is widely acknowledged as a leading theologian.
Ratzinger served for 20 years as John Paul II's chief theological adviser.
As a young priest he was on the progressive side of theological debates but shifted to the right after the student revolutions of 1968.
In the Vatican, he has been the driving force behind crackdowns on liberation theology, religious pluralism, challenges to traditional moral teachings on issues such as homosexuality, and dissent on such issues as women's ordination.
The dean of the College of Cardinals since November 2002, he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI in June 1977.[/quote:f8439a1b56]
For more information see: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday/index.html |
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