Pope Benedict XVI

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now known as Pope Benedict XVI, did not take over these dealings until 2001.

Vatican is always right -- or wrong -- on sex abuse 2011

"No one has been more vigorous in cleansing the Church of the effects of this sickening sin than the man we now call Pope Benedict XVI," Archbishop Dolan stressed.

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Pleas from important and respected leaders such as Pope Benedict XVI, former president Jimmy Carter and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu have been heard.

Anthony Papa: Susan Sarandon: "Stop the Execution of Troy Davis" 2008

VATICAN CITY RNS Noting a "rising sense of frustration" at the worldwide economic recession, Pope Benedict XVI said that a more just and peaceful world requires "adequate mechanisms for the redistribution of wealth."

Pope Benedict Peace Message Calls For Wealth Redistribution The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

VATICAN CITY RNS Noting a "rising sense of frustration" at the worldwide economic recession, Pope Benedict XVI said that a more just and peaceful world requires "adequate mechanisms for the redistribution of wealth."

Pope Benedict Peace Message Calls For Wealth Redistribution The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

ROME—Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals—including Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and Edwin O'Brien, the former archbishop of Baltimore—refreshing the ranks of Roman Catholic prelates who one day will vote in the election of his successor.

New Yorker Among 22 New Cardinals Stacy Meichtry 2012

On Jan. 10, Pope Benedict XVI called on Pakistan to abrogate the law.

Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Minorities Minister, assassinated by gunmen 2011

Today, Pope Benedict XVI, an accomplished pianist and brother of Msgr.

Lorenzo Candelaria: Praying Through Music: The History Of Sacred Notation Lorenzo Candelaria 2011

In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, "Above the pope as an expression of the binding claim of church authority, stands one's own conscience, which has to be obeyed first of all, if need be against the demands of church authority."

Joseph Amodeo: LGBT Catholics March Not In Defiance, But In Love Joseph Amodeo 2011

In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, "Above the pope as an expression of the binding claim of church authority, stands one's own conscience, which has to be obeyed first of all, if need be against the demands of church authority."

Joseph Amodeo: LGBT Catholics March Not In Defiance, But In Love Joseph Amodeo 2011