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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; German pronunciation: ; 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as head.

Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; German pronunciation: ; 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as head of the Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013.

On 20 August 2011, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would soon declare St. John of Ávila a Doctor of the Church. Although no official announcement was given, it was reported in December 2011 that Pope Benedict intended to declare Hildegard of Bingen as a Doctor of the Church despite her not yet having been officially canonized. St. Hildegard of Bingen. was officially declared to be a Saint of the universal Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 10 May 2012, clearing the way for her to be named a Doctor of the Church.

Doctors of the Church" is the latest in the continuing series from Our Sunday Visitor's book publishing division containing the general addresses of Benedict XVI as he looks at the leaders and shapers of the Church. Previous volumes focused on the Apostles, leaders of the early Church, holy women and medieval theologians. As he started the series, the Holy Father used the charming phrase "portrait gallery" to sum up his efforts and he continues the tour of it in "Doctors of the Church.

Now Pope Benedict XVI explores the lives and significance of thirty-two of the Doctors of the Church like no one else can. Taken directly from the pope's addresses in his weekly audiences. Taken directly from the pope's addresses in his weekly audiences, Doctors of the Church is an incredible journey through time to better understand these individuals who explored and explained the critical questions of the Church:Who is Christ?How do we know Christ?How do we act as Christ's disciples?How are we in Christ? The mission of the Church in every age is to introduce the world to Christ, its savior.

Benedict XVI would be No. 34 (assuming no others are named beforehand). A doctor of the Church must be holy. Joseph Ratzinger was, in heart and mind, an academic, a man deeply in love with the truth, a man made to teach. But then he was named an archbishop in 1977 and, in 1981, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, overseeing the faith, morals and doctrine of the Church. I have not had the time to read nearly as much of Benedict’s writings as I would like.

Now Pope Benedict XVI explores the lives and significance of thirty-two of the Doctors of the Church like no one else . The book is a valuable resource, providing brief biographies and overviews of the major works and theological contributions of these holy men and women

Now Pope Benedict XVI explores the lives and significance of thirty-two of the Doctors of the Church like no one else can. Taken directly from the pope's addresses in his weekly audiences, Doctors of the Church is an incredible journey through time to better understand these individuals who explored and explained the critical questions of the Church. The book is a valuable resource, providing brief biographies and overviews of the major works and theological contributions of these holy men and women. Reading it is inspirational without being difficult, and has pointed me to further reading, . what the doctors themselves wrote.

Pope Benedict's official resignation statement offered his waning physical and mental powers as the explanation, but it's long been suspected there was more to it. And my inquiries have confirmed that. I went to visit the Nigerian Cardinal, Francis Arinze at his apartment overlooking St Peter's. He's one of the most senior figures in the church and knows the Vatican like the back of his hand. He was even, for a short time in March of this year, mooted as a possible successor to Pope Benedict.

Benedict XVI & The Benedict Option

Benedict XVI & The Benedict Option. Here is a man at the pinnacle of the Catholic Church, a man who loyally served Pope Benedict XVI (and who now serves Pope Francis as head of his household), speaking in apocalyptic terms about the sex abuse scandal and the general loss of faith across the West. He praised my work on the Catholic scandal, and the work of independent Catholic journalists.