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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For Conservative Catholics in U.S., Pope Benedict’s Death Is Loss of a Hero
Even after his retirement a decade ago, the former pope remained the unofficial figurehead of the conservative wing of the American church.