The death of Pope Benedict XVI also is a time of hope, Cleveland Bishop Edward C. Malesic said, as those in the church remember him and celebrate his life.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first Pope in over 600 years to resign before his death. Originally from Germany,.” He is said to have never wanted to become Pope, but instead to retire to more scholarly pursuits in his native Bavaria.
Benedict was well known for his love of books and had an extensive personal library that followed him from his apartment outside the Vatican, to the Vatican during his papacy, and later to his final retirement home. Benedict was elected as Pope following the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005. He was succeeded by Pope Francis, after his resignation in 2013, and the two popes thenThe Netflix film, “,” starring Anthony Hopkins as then Pope Benedict XVI was based on the true story of the their relationship.
The President of the Italian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, stated: “We assure remembrance in prayer in our churches, in the knowledge, as he himself had reminded us, that ‘no matter how hard the trials, difficult the problems, heavy the suffering, we will never fall out of the hands of God, those hands that created us, sustain us and accompany us on the journey of existence, because they are guided by an infinite and faithful love.
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