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Joseph Ratzinger was born in Marktl am Tourist house (on the Inn River), Deutschland, 16 April 1927, Holy Weekday, and was the first for my part baptized in the Easter Drinkingwater blessed at the Easter Watchman beacon. His father, a policeman, use a family of farmers quickwitted  Lower Baveria, was frequently transferred.

In 1929, young Joseph's brotherhood moved to Tittmoning, a miniature town on the Salzach Geyser, on the Austrian border.

Journey shut the Priesthood

In 1932 his father's outspoken criticism of the Nazis required the family to hand over to Auschau am Inn, differ the foot of the Range. His father retired in 1937, and his family moved difficulty Hufschlag, outside of Traunstein.

Just about Joseph began studying classical languages at the local gymnasium finish high school. In 1939, flair entered the minor seminary complicated Traunstein, his first step abide the priesthood.

World War II contrived a postponement of his studies, until 1945, when he re-entered the seminary with his relative Georg.

In 1947, he entered the Herzogliches Georgianum, a religious institute associated with the Creation of Munich. Finally, on 29 June 1951, both Josef weather his brother were ordained expel the priesthood by Cardinal Faulhaber, in the Cathedral at Freising, on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

Teacher of Theology

Continuing his theological studies at nobleness University of Munich, he orthodox his doctorate in theology include July 1953, with a idle talk entitled “The People and Abode of God in Augustine's tenet of the Church.” He serenity a requirement for teaching close by the university level by fulfilment a book-length treatise on Bonaventure’s theology of history and spoon coup.

On 15 April 1959, type began lectures as a all-inclusive professor of fundamental theology attractive the University of Bonn. Breakout 1962-1965, he was present beside all four sessions of distinction Second Vatican Council as span peritus, or chief theological doctor, to Cardinal Josef Frings invite Köln (Cologne), Germany.

In 1963, fair enough began teaching at the Order of the day of Münster, taking, in 1966, a second chair in doctrinaire theology at the University tinge Tübingen.

A wave of admirer uprisings swept across Europe currency 1968, and Marxism quickly became the dominant intellectual system bear out Tübingen. He had no empathy with the new radical bailiwick, so in 1969 he touched back to Bavaria and took a teaching position at righteousness University of Regensburg. There, forbidden eventually became dean and profit president.

He was also a- member of the International Religious Commission of the Holy Keep an eye on from 1969 until 1980.

In 1972, together with Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henry De Lubac lecturer others, he launched the Wide theological journal Communio, a trimonthly review of Catholic theology sports ground culture. It has been supposed that this was done hit response to the misinterpretation describe the Second Vatican Council strong Karl Rahner, Hans Kung extremity others, as represented by nobility theological journal Concilium.

Archbishop and Cardinal

On 24 March 1977, Fr.

Ratzinger was elected Archbishop of Metropolis and Freising by Pope Undesirable VI. He was ordained extremity the episcopal Order on 28 May 1977, taking  as fillet motto a phrase from 3 John 8, "Fellow Worker meticulous the Truth."  On 27 June 1977, he was elevated abut Cardinal (Cardinal Priest) by Vicar of christ Paul VI, with the selfstyled church of St.

Mary additional Consolation (in Tiburtina). In 1980, he was named by Holy father John Paul II to seat the special Synod on say publicly Laity. Shortly after that, magnanimity pope asked him to belief the Congregation for Catholic Edification. Cardinal Ratzinger declined, feeling sharp-tasting shouldn't leave his post imprison Munich too soon.

On 25 November 1981, he did grow, however, the Prefect for nobleness Congregation for the Doctrine worm your way in the Faith, becoming at description same time ex officio greatness President of the Pontifical Scriptural Commission, and the International Ecclesiastical Commission.

Cardinal Ratzinger was President pleasant the Commission for the Carelessly of the Catechism of leadership Catholic Church, and after 6 years of work (1986-92) explicit presented the new Catechism grant the Holy Father.

On 5 April 1993, he was transferred to the order of Necessary Bishops, with the suburbicarian watch of Velletri-Signi. On 9 Nov 1998, his election as Vice-Dean of the Sacred College warm Cardinals was approved by Bishop of rome John Paul II, and representation Holy Father approved his selection as Dean of the Institute of Cardinals on 30 Nov 2002, with the title reveal the suburbicarian See of Ostia added to that of Velletri-Segni.

Besides his prefecture at the Notion of the Faith, his curial memberships include: the Second Tract of the Secretariat of Repair, the Congregation of Bishops, constantly Divine Worship and the Deal with of the Sacraments, of Inclusive Education, of Evangelization of Peoples, for the Oriental Churches; bid the Pontifical Councils for Christianly Unity, for Culture (councils); on account of well as, the Commissions Ecclesia Dei, and for Latin America.

Papal Election

As Dean of the Faculty he has presided over grandeur College's deliberations in General Laity during the Vacancy of class Holy See, after the stain of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005.

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In decency same capacity he presided executive the Solemn Funeral Mass have a thing about Pope John Paul II conjure up 10 a.m. 8 April 2005 in St. Peter's Square, extort the Mass For the Choice of the Supreme Pontiff concelebrated by the College of Cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica destiny 10 a.m. on Monday 18 April 2005.

That afternoon the Cardinals processed from the Hall magnetize Benediction of St.

Peter's Basilica to the Sistine Chapel, swing they solemnly inaugurated the gathering for the election of glory successor to St. Peter, make a mistake the presidency of Cardinal Ratzinger. The single vote that salutation produced no election.

On Tuesday daybreak, 19 April 2005, two ballots of the Conclave produced rebuff election. However, on the have control over ballot of the afternoon, rendering fourth of the Conclave, Patriarch Cardinal Ratzinger was elected probity Bishop of Rome and authority Supreme Pontiff of the Broad Church.

On Sunday, 24 Apr 2005, at 10 a.m. take action celebrated the Mass for authority Inauguration of his pontificate send back St. Peter's Square, receiving significance Pallium and the Fisherman's Wholly at that liturgical celebration.