Talk:Pope Benedict XVI

Latest comment: 8 days ago by Darth Stabro in topic Pope Benedict eyesight
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Age record

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Benedict had the longest lifespan among popes in nearly 800 years. This needs to be mentioned. --95.24.68.78 (talk) 21:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

That's assuming we're including time as a former pope. GoodDay (talk) 22:17, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Missing alternate perspectives including controversies which can be found with most public figures. Interesting that was left out.

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Namely the critiques in how sexual abuse cases were handled, acknowledged by him or even the alleged accusations. This article is biased. 71.17.81.187 (talk) 14:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Could you show some sources? ''Flux55'' (talk) 05:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Pope Benedict XVI "Papa Benedetto XVI" was a conservative by the standards of the Catholic Church, and in the realm of European, or even American, politics a neoconservative or proto-conservative;John Paul II and Francis would be considered more moderate conservatives; if they held elected office, that is. The The Pope is appointed not elected of course. The Pope has power insofar that people accept the power structure of the Catholic Church. If a large number of Catholics decided they would leave the church unless reforms are instituted, that would be one way to send a message to the Pope that there are limits to his power. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6000:C305:78DF:A0F6:4572:A9D0:1CE6 (talk) 09:25, 22 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Ratzinger's middle name

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This is given in the article as "Aloisius", but the German article gives it as "Alois", with no mention of the variant "Aloisius". I am inclined to think that the German article is likely to have it right. After all, Joseph Ratzinger was German. Furthermore, the pronunciation given for the middle name in the English article ("[æl.əʊˈɪs.ɪəs]") is thoroughly bogus. To begin with, German doesn't have the vowel "[æ]", and nor is a U ever pronounced "[ə]" or an O ever pronounced "[əʊ]". There is something very wrong here. The German name "Alois" is pronounced "[ˈaː.lɔɪ̯s]".

So what exactly is going on? What was Joseph Ratzinger's middle name? Kelisi (talk) 18:07, 20 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

(Later) I have done a little digging and have found that most sources that mention Ratzinger's middle name give it as "Alois"; I only found one or two that give it as "Aloysius" (English-language sources — and it is the English form of the name), and NONE AT ALL that said "Aloisius". So I shall change what the article says. Ratzinger's middle name was clearly "Alois"; all German-language sources that mention a middle name say that.

Years ago now, our article gave "Alois" as his middle name, but this was "corrected" by a now long-inactive Wikipedian named User:Zeppelin26 on 18 November 2010. His authority for doing so was apparently an online book cover at this page – which is now gone – so nobody can confirm it. Anyway, it would be needless to try, as almost all sources say "Alois"; so I will correct what I see as thirteen-and-a-half-year-old nonsense, and also insert the right pronunciation. Kelisi (talk) 19:33, 20 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Pope Benedict eyesight

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In the subtopic "Health", the article states that Benedict XVI suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in 1991, "which slightly impaired his eyesight TEMPORARILY but from which he recovered completely" (I highlighted). However, in the book-interview "The Last Testament", with Peter Seewald, Benedict XVI stated that he only sees "lights and shadows" with the affected eye. I DO NOT have the book in hand. I read it once when someone lent it to me. I suggest someone to consult the book, or other sources, to add complete information. Thanks! 2804:D41:F872:D800:140C:788D:9F80:EF25 (talk) 20:29, 14 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'll take a look. ~Darth StabroTalk  Contribs 22:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC)Reply