The moment that transformed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s legacy — and perhaps his church — passed so quietly that it was initially missed.
Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned the papacy, dies at 95
‘My strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited’ to the role, German-born Benedict XVI said in 2013, when he became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down
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Jacqueline L. Salmon
December 31, 2022 at 4:49 a.m. EST