"He gave many people strength and orientation": This is how Bavaria mourns Benedict XVI.
Created: 12/31/2022 11:49 am
By: Katarina Amtmann
Benedict XVI
is dead. The Pope Emeritus died on New Year's Eve morning in the Vatican.
Mourning reigns worldwide, including in his homeland of Bavaria.
Munich/Vatican - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
is dead. The longtime head of the Catholic Church died on December 31, as the Vatican announced on New Year's Eve morning.
Mourning also reigns in his homeland.
He was born Joseph Ratzinger in Marktl (district of Altötting) in 1927.
Pope Benedict XVI
died: Söder mourns "our Bavarian Pope"
“We mourn our Bavarian Pope.
The death of Benedict XVI
I am very touched, as are many people in Bavaria and all over the world," said Markus Söder in a statement on Instagram shortly after the news of his death.
With him, society loses “a convincing representative of the Catholic Church and one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.
In turbulent and challenging times, he was the religious leader of the Catholic faithful," said the CSU leader.
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"He gave many people strength and orientation": Söder's statement on the death of the Pope
“Many people in his home country will remember him not only as Pope Benedict XVI, but also as a humble pastor.
He gave many people strength and orientation," Söder's statement continued.
"At the same time, he had to take responsibility for difficult phases in his work."
Personally, Söder likes to think of the many moving encounters with Benedict XVI.
return.
“We will not forget his visit to Bavaria, which lasted several days, as the new Pope, who expressed his love for the country and its people.
He always carried his homeland in his heart," concludes Söder's statement.
"My heart beats Bavarian," Pope Benedict XVI said.
said on the plane to Germany in September 2006, more than a year after taking office.
"Deep mourning for Benedict XVI." - Bavarian politicians comment on the death of the emeritus pope
"Deep mourning for Benedict XVI: With the Pope Emeritus, the world loses an outstanding theologian and great Bavarian, German and European.
Thank you for your service, role model and guidance,” writes the Bavarian politician Manfred Weber on Twitter.
"Mourning for the Pope from Bavaria.
Best memories: The visit and personal encounter with Benedict XVI.
in September 2006 in Munich,” writes the Vice President of the Bavarian State Parliament, Karl Freller, on a photo of the meeting at the time.
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Benedict XVI's brother, Georg Ratzinger, had already died in 2020.
Surprisingly, the emeritus pope had previously visited Regensburg.
At the airport in Munich he was said goodbye to Markus Söder.
2020 Benedict XVI visited
surprising Bayern to say goodbye to his brother.
© Sven Hoppe/dpa-Pool/dpa +++ dpa picture radio +++
“Astute and argumentative theologian”: Benedict XVI.
is dead
"Benedict XVI.
is dead. He was a sharp-witted and argumentative theologian,” said FDP politician Martin Hagen on Twitter, also commenting on the death of the Pope Emeritus.
“One can argue about the ups and downs of his pontificate.
Not that the intellectual from Marktl am Inn made history.
Bavaria mourns 'its' Pope.”
(came)
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