Benedict XVI, a retired Pope Emeritus, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, according to the Vatican. That came after physicians recently reported that the ex-health pontiff’s has lately deteriorated due to his advanced age.
The Holy See Press Office announced that Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, died away today at 9:34 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.
Benedict XVI passed away immediately after Pope Francis requested prayers for him during a public speech on Wednesday, adding that the former pontiff was “extremely unwell.”
“Let’s think of him. He is gravely ill and asks the Lord to comfort and support him to the death in giving this evidence of love for the Church, said Francis.
Several weeks ago, according to France 24, those who had visited Benedict noticed that while his body was feeble, his intellect was still bright.
In over a thousand years, Benedict XVI was the first pope from Germany. From 2005 until his abrupt retirement in 2013, when he claimed he lacked the physical or mental stamina to carry out his duties, he served as the leader of the Catholic church.
In order to combat the rising secularization of many Western countries, Benedict promoted a return of the Catholic church to essential Christian principles during his tenure. The pontiff asserted in his writings that relativism, which rejects moral and objective realities, is the main issue facing society in the twenty-first century.
However, a new investigation by German prosecutors that accused the previous pope of failing to stop clergy abuse while he served as the Archbishop of Munich and Freising between 1977 and 1982 has cast doubt on his legacy.
The previous pontiff stated that he was ignorant of the crimes done by the clergy in Munich, but he nevertheless expressed a “heartfelt prayer for forgiveness” for whatever mistakes he may have made in failing to stop the horrible crimes.
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