Pope Benedict XVI A site dedicated to the Pope: the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI. http://pope.si/pope-benedict-xvi/feed/atom 2010-09-10T10:49:27Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management Pope Benedict XVI Biography 2009-05-25T14:56:53Z 2009-05-25T14:56:53Z http://pope.si/pope-benedict-xvi/pope-biography Administrator johan.krava@gmail.com <div style="float: left;">{loadposition adsense_336x280}</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Joseph Ratzinger become pope on April 19, 2005, and adopted the name Benedict XVI. At that time he was 78 years old. Joseph Ratzinger became the 265th pope according to the <a href="http://pope.si/pope/list-of-popes">lists of popes</a>. Ratzinger was formerly Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the organization once known as the Inquisition. Joseph Ratzinger was an exceptionally controversial Cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was long known as one of the most powerful forces for conservatism in the Vatican. <div style="float: left;">{loadposition adsense_336x280}</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Joseph Ratzinger become pope on April 19, 2005, and adopted the name Benedict XVI. At that time he was 78 years old. Joseph Ratzinger became the 265th pope according to the <a href="http://pope.si/pope/list-of-popes">lists of popes</a>. Ratzinger was formerly Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the organization once known as the Inquisition. Joseph Ratzinger was an exceptionally controversial Cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was long known as one of the most powerful forces for conservatism in the Vatican.