Pope Benedict XVI, first to resign papacy in roughly 600 years, dies at 95
Pope Francis asks for prayers for Pope Benedict XVI, saying the retired pontiff is"very sick."Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign as the head of the Catholic Church, died Saturday. Benedict, who was previously known as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, was 95. His death follows reports this week that his health had been failing.
He became a priest in 1951 in Germany, and he held several prominent leadership roles in the church, including the dean of the College of Cardinals, a governing body within the Catholic Church that, among other things, is responsible for electing the pope. due to his ailing health. . He instead adopted a pair of brown shoes he received on a trip to Mexico in 2012. He also gave up the papal ring. and was generally known for his traditional interpretation of what Catholicism should be. He allowed greater use of a traditional form of mass conducted in Latin, a move praised by conservatives and criticized by others as regressive.
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