Tens of thousands came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Thursday.
Tag: Benedict XVI
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Benedict Leaves a Conflicted Legacy on Clerical Sexual Abuse
Joseph Ratzinger was accused of mishandling cases when he was bishop of Munich, but as pope he was credited with forcing the Catholic Church to face a scourge long ignored.
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Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft
Even after his resignation as pope, traditionalists invoked Benedict’s name and sought to draw him into internecine ideological wars. Now he is gone.
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Chance to Say Goodbye to Pope Benedict XVI Draws Thousands
The pope emeritus is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where a long line of mourners, including Roman Catholic faithful and tourists, waited to pray and to pay last respects.
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The First Afterlife of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict’s legacy will be felt across decades or even centuries.