Benedykt XVI w Castel Gandolfo: Zaczynam ostatni etap mojej ziemskiej pielgrzymki, Polskatimes.pl, 28 lutego 2013 [zarchiwizowane z adresu 2014-02-21] . Mrugala, Anette (10 July 2009). " 'Papst-Schule' eingeweiht"['Pope school' opened] (in German). Innsalzach24.de. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 . Retrieved 17 September 2011.

Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng met with Benedict at the Vatican on 25 January 2007 in a "new and important step towards establishing diplomatic ties". [333] The Pope met with Vietnamese president Nguyễn Minh Triết on 11 December 2009. Vatican officials called the meeting "a significant stage in the progress of bilateral relations with Vietnam." [334] Global economy Horowitz, Jason; Povoledo, Elisabetta (31 December 2022). "Pope Benedict XVI DiesUpdates: Pope Francis Will Preside Over Benedict's Funeral on Thursday". The New York Times . Retrieved 31 December 2022. As pontiff, Benedict carried out numerous Apostolic activities including journeys across the world and in the Vatican.After his resignation, the official style of the former pope in English was His Holiness Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff emeritus or Pope emeritus. [301] Less formally he was referred to as Emeritus Pope or Roman Pontifex Emeritus. [302] Moreover, according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, he was also bishop emeritus of Rome, retaining the sacred character received at his ordination as a bishop and receiving the title of emeritus of his diocese; although he did not use this style. [303] The pope emeritus had personally preferred to be simply known as "Father". [304] Positions on morality and politics Contraception and HIV/AIDS Thavis, John; Wooden, Cindy (19 April 2005). "Cardinal Ratzinger, guardian of church doctrine, elected 265th pope". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011 . Retrieved 17 July 2009. He could go around and minister to victims, which he did, and I think that was a brave and profound thing to do, but he couldn’t change the definitive elements of the Catholic Church that enable abuse,” said Michael D’Antonio, author of “Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal.” The Pope considered that allowing the Tridentine Mass to those who request it was a means to prevent or heal schism, stating that, on occasions in history, "not enough was done by the Church's leaders to maintain or regain reconciliation and unity" and that this "imposes an obligation on us today: to make every effort to enable for all those who truly desire unity to remain in that unity or to attain it anew." [129] Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, the president of the Pontifical Commission established to facilitate full ecclesial communion of those associated with that Society, [132] stated that the decree "opened the door for their return". Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the SSPX, expressed "deep gratitude to the Sovereign Pontiff for this great spiritual benefit". [128] Vatican Radio – Pope Benedict: proud to be part of Tyrol a "land made by Angels" ". En.radiovaticana.va. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 . Retrieved 17 February 2013.

Some Catholics have called for Benedict's recognition as a Doctor of the Church, [292] [359] with Cardinal Gerhard Müller describing him as a "true doctor of the Church for today." [360] See alsoWittl, Wolfgang (24 September 2012). "Blau-weiß gekachelte Bescheidenheit". Süddeutsche.de (in German) . Retrieved 2 January 2023. Ostling, Richard N.; Moody, John; Morris, Nomi (6 December 1993). "Keeper of the Straight and Narrow". Time. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012 . Retrieved 10 July 2009.

Filled with sentiments of awe and thanksgiving, I wish to speak of why I chose the name Benedict. Firstly, I remember Pope Benedict XV, that courageous prophet of peace, who guided the Church through turbulent times of war. In his footsteps, I place my ministry in the service of reconciliation and harmony between peoples. Additionally, I recall Saint Benedict of Nursia, co- patron of Europe, whose life evokes the Christian roots of Europe. I ask him to help us all to hold firm to the centrality of Christ in our Christian life: May Christ always take first place in our thoughts and actions! [80] Tone of papacy Benedict's first trip in a popemobile, 2005 Among his more consequential actions as prefect was to issue a formal letter in May 2001 that was widely interpreted as declaring that investigations into allegations of clergy sex abuse were confidential church matters not subject to review by civil law enforcement agencies. Critics — and attorneys for victims of such abuse — often pointed to the letter as proof that the church was seeking to cover up the burgeoning scandal. Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals on April 19, 2005. Mario Tama / Getty Images Benedict said that "a dictatorship of relativism" [114] was the core challenge facing the Church and humanity. At the root of this problem, he said, is Immanuel Kant's "self-limitation of reason". This, he said, is contradictory to the modern acclamation of science whose excellence is based on the power of reason to know the truth. He said that this self-amputation of reason leads to pathologies of religion such as terrorism and pathologies of science such as ecological disasters. [115] Benedict traced the failed revolutions and violent ideologies of the 20th century to a conversion of partial points of view into absolute guides. He said "Absolutizing what is not absolute but relative is called totalitarianism." [116] Christianity as religion according to reason To be 'cooperatores veritatis' ". L'Osservatore Romano. 19 November 2021 . Retrieved 28 December 2022.Between Context and Christology: The Role of History in the Reconstruction of Christological Images". Theology Research News. 4 June 2021 . Retrieved 31 December 2022.