In a letter of condolence for a former professor colleague, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI expresses that he would like to die.
Munich - It's been a little over eight years since the Bavarian Pope Benedict XVI.
resigned as head of the Catholic Church.
Since then, he has remained in the Vatican, but has largely withdrawn.
In June 2020 he started a trip to Regensburg * to visit his dying brother Georg Ratzinger for the last time.
At the time, the Pope emeritus was already 93 years old.
In a condolence letter for former professor colleagues: Pope Benedict expresses death wish
Now, in connection with the death of his former professor colleague Gerhard Winkler, a letter has emerged in which Pope Benedict expresses a death wish.
ZDF Bayern
published the letter
on Twitter.
Specifically, the ex-pontiff wrote in it: “Now he has arrived in the hereafter, where many friends are sure to be waiting for him.
I hope that I can join them soon. ”The letter with the condolences was already written at the beginning of October and sent to Austria *.
Benedict XVI
indicates a longing for death: "I hope that I can join them soon," he writes in a letter of condolence on the death of his former professor colleague Gerhard Winkler.
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- ZDF Bayern (@ZDFbayern) October 19, 2021
Pope Benedict XVI: He left office voluntarily
The now 94-year-old was one of the few popes who voluntarily resigned.
His predecessors in the past 700 years all left their posts at death.
The Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio was then elected as his successor.
He gave up his real name when he took office and has been called Pope Francis since then.
He and his predecessor are separated by ten years in terms of age.
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