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Scholz sees Benedict XVI. as a “shaping figure of the Catholic Church” – Putin pays tribute to the late Pope

2023-01-01T05:23:00.624Z


Scholz sees Benedict XVI. as a “shaping figure of the Catholic Church” – Putin pays tribute to the late Pope Created: 01/01/2023 06:14 By: Kai Hartwig After the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French President have expressed their condolences. The reactions. Berlin/Rome/Vatican City - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. is dead. The Vatican confirmed on Satu


Scholz sees Benedict XVI.

as a “shaping figure of the Catholic Church” – Putin pays tribute to the late Pope

Created: 01/01/2023 06:14

By: Kai Hartwig

After the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French President have expressed their condolences.

The reactions.

Berlin/Rome/Vatican City - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

is dead. The Vatican confirmed on Saturday morning (December 31) that the former head of the Catholic Church had died at the age of 95.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the Bavarian as a "special church leader".

We summarize the reactions to the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

together:

Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of Germany)

“As a 'German' Pope, Benedict XVI.

for many not only in this country a special church leader.

The world loses a formative figure of the Catholic Church, a controversial personality and a clever theologian.

My thoughts are with Pope Francis.”

Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal President of Germany)

"It is with great sadness that we in Germany hear about the death of Pope Benedict XVI.

Experienced.

I have always been deeply impressed by his faith, intellect, wisdom and human humility.

Beyond his universal Church mission, this pope had a very special meaning as a compatriot for us Germans.

The election of a pope from the motherland of the Reformation and an intellectual who made the dialogue between faith and reason his life's work was an important sign for many people around the world.

The unity of Christianity and the dialogue between religions, the coexistence of religion and society were particularly important to him.

He sought dialogue with Jews and Muslims as well as all Christian denominations worldwide.”

On the subject of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church:

“At the latest when he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he was confronted with the depressing problem of global sexual abuse and its systematic cover-up.

Here he was particularly responsible.

Benedict knew about the great suffering of the victims and the immense damage to the credibility of the church."

Angela Merkel (former Chancellor of Germany)

“In this hour, I particularly remember the person Joseph Ratzinger and his deep roots in his Bavarian homeland.

He last visited her two years ago to say goodbye to his brother Georg Ratzinger shortly before his death.

The Catholic Church, Germany and the world are losing with Benedict XVI.

one of the most controversial and important religious thinkers of our time.”

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Joe Biden (President of the USA)

US President Joe Biden honored the late Pope Benedict XVI.

recognized as a respected theologian and devoted churchman.

"He will be remembered as a distinguished theologian who dedicated a lifetime to serving the Church, guided by his principles and faith," the president said in a written statement Saturday.

Biden added that he was privileged to spend time with Pope Benedict at the Vatican in 2011 and will always remember his generosity and meaningful conversation.

"May his focus on the ministry of charity continue to be an inspiration to us all."

Emmanuel Macron (President of France)

"My thoughts are with the Catholics in France and around the world who are celebrating His Holiness Benedict XVI.

mourn those who worked with soul and mind for a more fraternal world.”

Vladimir Putin (President of Russia)

"Benedict XVI.

was an outstanding religious and political figure, a staunch defender of traditional Christian values.

I had the opportunity to exchange ideas with this outstanding person and I will always cherish the fondest memories of him.”

Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister of Great Britain)

"He was a great theologian whose visit to the UK in 2010 was a historic moment for both Catholics and non-Catholics in our country."

Markus Söder (Prime Minister of Bavaria)

“We mourn our Bavarian Pope.

The death of Benedict XVI

touches me just like many people very much.

With him, society loses a convincing representative of the Catholic Church and one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.

Many people in his home country will remember him not only as Pope but also as a humble pastor.

He gave many people strength and direction.

At the same time, however, he had to face up to the responsibility for difficult phases in his work.

Personally, I like to think back to the many moving encounters with Benedict XVI.

return.

We will not forget his several-day visit to Bavaria as the new Pope, who expressed his love for the country and its people.

He always carried his homeland in his heart.”

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

is dead. © Sven Hoppe/dpa

Pope Francis (acting Roman Pope)

“And we have so much gratitude in our hearts: gratitude to God for giving him to the Church and to the world;

Gratitude to him for all the good he has done and especially for his testimony of faith and prayer, especially in these last few years of retirement." He said he was "grateful for all the good he has done “.

He remembered his predecessor as "such a generous and kind person".

Charles III

(King of Great Britain)

In a letter of condolence to Pope Francis on Saturday, Charles wrote that he received the news of the death of the Pope Emeritus with “great sadness”.

He emphasized the commitment of the former head of the Catholic Church, who died at the age of 95, "for peace and goodwill for all people".

Benedict XVI

I have also worked to strengthen the relationship between the Anglican world communion and the Catholic Church, the monarch said.

Reinhard Marx (Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising)

Cardinal Reinhard Marx paid tribute to the late Pope Benedict XVI.

as an "identification figure".

“You looked at what he was doing and listened to what he said.

We are sad, but also grateful for this great and long life, for this great testimony of life.

He analyzed the world very precisely with its weaknesses and also saw the church with its failures.”

Georg Bätzing (Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference)

"Today is a day of mourning, of farewells, but for me on the inside much more of gratitude and respect for a great man of the church.

He was a brilliant theologian.

Like hardly anyone else, he tried to make the depths of faith clear to people.

He wasn't born for the public and the stage.

He has also put many a stumbling block in the way.”

Annette Kurschus (President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany)

“Joseph Ratzinger made theological contributions with great acumen and intellectual succinctness that have impressed Christianity at large and the public far beyond the Catholic Church.

At the same time, they gave orientation to many people.

As Cardinal and later as Pope Benedict XVI.

he underlined what they had in common in ecumenical questions.

For example, during his visit to Germany in 2011: in the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt, he emphasized that the most important thing for ecumenism is not to lose sight of the great things in common that make us Christians in the first place.

This is a central ecumenical task in which we must help one another: to believe more deeply and more vividly.'

This concern, which for Pope Benedict culminated in a lively transmission of the faith,

Matthias Katsch (spokesman for the “Eckiger Tisch” initiative for those affected)

"He will be fondly remembered by the thousands of abuse victims of his church around the world as a longtime leader of the system to which they fell victim."

Bärbel Bas (President of the Bundestag)

"On the death of Pope Benedict XVI.

I expressed my condolences to Pope Francis.

Much of his rich theological, scientific and pastoral work will have a long-lasting effect.

Rest in peace."

Christian Lindner (Federal Finance Minister)

“The first German pope in 482 years has died.

Benedict XVI

was a historical personality and a not uncontroversial intellectual.

But today we commemorate him as a human being.”

Source: merkur

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