Pope Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95.

By: Rupak G Dec 31, 2022 Credits: gettyimages

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian first pontiff to resign in 600 years, died Saturday. He was 95.

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On Thursday, Pope Francis will hold his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square.

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An unprecedented event in which a current pope will attend a former pope's funeral.

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On Feb 11, 2013, Benedict stunned the world when he announced that he no longer had the strength to lead the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church

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On Saturday Matteo Bruni said: that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away today at 9:34 in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesia Monastery.

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Even in retirement, traditionalists saw him as the embodiment of their ideals.

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Given how Benedict died, the 95-year-death old's is likely to reshape the church on multiple fronts.

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