Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (b. April 16, 1927) is Pope emeritus of the Catholic Church, and served as Pope from 2005 to 2013. In that position, he was both the leader of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State. Benedict was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave following the death of Pope John Paul II, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. [ Wikipedia ]
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3 weird new myths about transgender people debunked
Monday, January 23, 2017No, an antipsychotic drug that can "cure" transgender people isn't being covered up by a cabal of liberal scientists. -
Confusion reigns: Does the Catholic Church accept LGBT people or not?
Thursday, October 13, 2016The Pope's shift in tone and broad statements about mercy have left a trail of comments that amount to a Rorschach test open to interpretation. -
Why do Christians always blame LGBT people for natural disasters?
Wednesday, October 12, 2016Rather than blaming LGBT people, Christians should start embracing science if they want to save humanity from itself. -
Pope Benedict: My biggest accomplishment was breaking up Vatican ‘gay lobby’
Thursday, September 8, 2016He acknowledged that governing the church wasn't his strong suit but says he doesn't see his papacy as a failure because he persecuted gay people. -
Pope Francis denounces transgender people as ‘annihilation of man’
Wednesday, August 3, 2016The pope blamed what he called “ideological colonizing” backed by “very influential countries”, which he did not identify. -
Ex-Pope Benedict: Vatican ‘gay lobby’ tried to wield power
Friday, July 1, 2016Not only does Pope Benedict claim there was a "gay lobby" in the Vatican fighting for influence over him, but that he was able to break them up. -
Vatican envoy who invited Kim Davis to papal meeting quits
Tuesday, April 12, 2016Even before the Davis affair, Vigano stirred controversy and was best known for his role in the first Vatileaks scandal. -
UK Cardinal resigns amid allegations of homosexual advances to younger clergy
Monday, February 25, 2013EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned amid allegations that he made homosexual advances to younger clergy in his diocese. -
Vatican dismisses report of corruption, underground network of gay priests
Sunday, February 24, 2013VATICAN CITY — The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, saying they were… -
Pope’s resignation linked to underground network of gay Vatican priests
Friday, February 22, 2013ROME — A controversial article by Italy’s respected, leading daily newspaper, La Repubblica, has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of blackmail, corruption and a network of gay prelates in the Vatican.
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