Did you know that Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th Pope? Did you know he owns an I-Pod? Did you know he can fly a helicopter but not drive a car? Did you know his dad was a policeman...? Did you know the Popemobile is made by Mercedes-Benz and can go from 0-60mph in 8 seconds???!
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Ms K
Pope Benedict can play the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven. He likes cats and flowers- specially roses! He really like ice cream with caramel sauce poured over it!
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Michaella Maniago (7Ayres)
Pope Benedict XVI was the first Pope ever to have a I-pod! He will also be comming to England and many people will see him either in Hyde Park,Birmingham or in the crowds. In additon to this,many people have been saying the prayer that his safe journey to England has brought.
ReplyDelete• On April 16th Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate his 81st birthday. That day he will be at the White House after which he will attend a prayer service with bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D. C.
ReplyDelete• Two students from the Catholic University of America designed the altar upon which the Holy Father will celebrate Mass at Nationals’ Park
• Kelly Clarkson, the first season's winner of the television talent show American Idol, will sing for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary. One of the hymns she will sing is Ave Maria.
• On April 20th the Pope Benedict XVI will visit Ground Zero and celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Harry Connick, Jr., Jose Feliciano, and Dana will perform for the Holy Father at Yankee Stadium before the Mass.
• Pope Benedict XVI has a pilot's license for the papal helicopter and likes to fly from the Vatican to the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, but the pope does not have a driver's license as he never learned to drive a car.
• Weideneder Brau Vertriebs GmbH, a family-owned brewery in nearby Tann, Germany, has created a special brew called Pabstbier/Pope Beer. The label reads, "Dedicated to the Great Son of our Homeland, Pope Benedict XVI."
• Pope Benedict XVI was the youngest of three children whose father, Joseph Sr., was a police officer. His brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, is a retired priest.
• Pope Benedict XVI's sister Maria was his housekeeper until she died at the age of 69.
• At the age of 16, Josef Ratzinger was drafted into the German army.
• Pope Benedict XVI is fluent in German, English, Italian, French, and Spanish and has knowledge of Portuguese. Naturally, he can also speak classical Latin.
• The Holy Father enjoys playing the piano and listening to the music of Mozart and Bach daily.
• Pope Benedict XVI loves cats and has two of his own. One was a stray which he found in Rome.
• The Holy Father still has the stuffed animals his mother made for him when he was a child.
• Pope Benedict XVI's favorite meal is Bavarian potato ravioli with pancake strips.
Did you know pope Benedict XVI was a consulter at the second Vacation council in 1962?
ReplyDeleteHe also is the only Pope to own a ipod !! In 1977 he was named Prefect of the congregation for the Doctrine of faith.
He also became Pope when he was aged 78.
Pope Benedict XVI became pope at the age of 78. He can fly a helicopter but can to drive a car. He also is the first pope to own am ipod. The Pope is from Germany and his birth name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger. he is also the 265th pope. He loves classical music and is said to play the piano for a few minutes each day.He has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven.He walks in the Vatican Gardens every day at exactly 4pm.It is widely rumored he enjoys Fanta orange soda, and he prefers fresh-squeezed orange juice.He has six email addresses. Each one begins with the name Benedict.He is a cat lover. He used to feed the stray cats that lurked around his building in Rome, but no pets are allowed in the Apostolic Palace.He has approximately 20,000 books in his personal library.
ReplyDeleteIn actual fact his real name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger. Did you know that Pope Benedict XVI is the first German pope since Victor II who unfortunately died in 1057? He was the first pope to have been invited to the UK specified by the Queen. Did you also know that Pope Benedict XVI can talk in 6 different languages or more fluently?
ReplyDeleteDid you know he was born on April 16, 1927, in Germany?
ReplyDeleteDid you know that he was elected pope on April 19, 2005?
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected as Pope on Apr. 19, 2005 - the new head of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics. In 1953 he obtained a doctorate in theology. Four years later, he qualified as a university teacher. He then taught dogma and fundamental theology at the higher school of philosophy and theology of Freising, then in Bonn from 1959 to 1969, Muenster from 1963 to 1966, and Tuebinga from 1966 to 1969.
Pope Benedict XVI, officially in Latin Benedictus PP. XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (Latin: Iosephus Ratzinger) on April 16, 1927, was elected Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005. As such, he is Bishop of Rome, rules Vatican City and leads the Roman Catholic Church including the Eastern Rite Churches in communion with the Holy See. He will be formally installed as pontiff during the Mass of Papal Installation on April 24.
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Josef Ratzinger
Dates
Date of Birth: April 16, 1927, in Germany
Ordained priest: June 29, 1951
Consecrated Abp of Munich and Freising: March 25, 1977
Episcopal Ordination: May 28, 1977
Created Cardinal: June 27, 1977
Elected Pope: April 19, 2005
Papal facts
265th Pope
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected as Pope on Apr. 19, 2005 - the new head of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.
Joseph Ratzinger was born April 16, 1927, in Germany. He was ordained a priest June 29, 1951.
He spent his adolescent years in Traunstein, and was called into the auxiliary anti-aircraft service in the last months of World War II. From 1946 to 1951, the year in which he was ordained a priest and began to teach, he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Munich and at the higher school in Freising.
In 1953 he obtained a doctorate in theology. Four years later, he qualified as a university teacher. He then taught dogma and fundamental theology at the higher school of philosophy and theology of Freising, then in Bonn from 1959 to 1969, Muenster from 1963 to 1966, Tuebinga from 1966 to 1969.
From 1969, he was a professor of dogmatic theology and of the history of dogma at the University of Regensburg and vice president of the same university.
In 1962 he became a consultor at the Second Vatican Council. In March 1977, Pope Paul VI elected him archbishop of Munich and Freising and on May 28, 1977, he was ordained a bishop -- the first diocesan priest after 80 years to take over the pastoral ministry of this large Bavarian diocese.
He was elevated to cardinal in June 1977. In November 1981 he was named prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and president of the Biblical Commission and of the Pontifical International Theological Commission.
He was elected vice dean of the College of Cardinals in November 1998. In November 2002, the Pope approved his election, by the order of cardinal bishops, as dean of the College of Cardinals.
Cardinal Ratzinger was president of the Commission for the Preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and after six years of work he presented the new catechism to the Holy Father in 1992.
A towering intellectual, a deeply holy man, a kind hearted and strong in his beliefs, he has been one of the closest confidants of Pope John Paul II.
Pope Benedict is 84 years of age and was born on the 16th of April 1927. his actually German,his real name is called Joseph Alois Ratzinger. Our Pope s the 265th Pope to be and is the head of the Catholic Church,as such,Sovereign of the Vatican City State.he also was elected on the 19th of April 2005 in a papal conclave.he has been a Pope for 6years.GUESS WHAT?...he is the FISRT! Pope to have an IPOD!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, he can't drive but shockingly can fly a helicopter.
he has been invited by our layal Queen Elizabeth to visit for about 3/2days in the UK, he'll be visiting:London,Glasgow,Brimingham and somewhere else too.
Pope Benedict knows 6 different languages and can read Hebrew and Greek!
He has approximately 20,000 books in his personal library.
On April 20th the Pope Benedict XVI will visit Ground Zero and celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium.
He walks in the Vatican Gardens every day at exactly 4pm.It is widely rumored he enjoys Fanta orange soda, and he prefers fresh-squeezed orange juice.
Pope Benedict can play the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven. May GOD BLESS HIM AMEN.
Pope Benedict XVI became pope at the age of 78 and is now 86 so he has now been the pope for 8 years and he is also the 265th to be a pope.
ReplyDeletealthough we call him benedict is real name is in fact Joseph Alois Ratzinger, he is the very fist pope with an ipod and is able to fly a helicopter, although he lives in Italy he s originally from Germany. He can also speak 6 different languages fluently.
The popes real name is Joseph ratzinger, he drives a helicopter. he is the 265th pope. he is the first pope to own a Ipod; plus he is the first pope to be invited to the UK by the Queen.
ReplyDeletePope Benedict XVI was 78 when elected Pope.He is the eldest person to have been elected as Pope since Pope Clement XII.He is also the 9th German Pope. Pope Benedict's real name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger. He can also speak 6 languages.
ReplyDeletePope Benedict XVI was born April 16th 1972 in Germany.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing was he was elected pope on the 15th of april 2005 1 day before his brithday !
He spent his adolescent years in Traunstein, and was called into the auxiliary anti-aircraft service in the last months of World War II. From 1946 to 1951, the year in which he was ordained a priest and began to teach, he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Munich and at the higher school in Freising.
@Heather Acay WOW! id didn't know that his real name and really? Victor II who died in 1057? but great facts Heather ( From Miriam)
ReplyDelete@Francis Salazar cool Francis, I had no idea that the pope rules Vatican city wow ! Great info ! ( From Karla)
ReplyDeletePope Benedict loves music varying from Mozart, Bach, Palestrina. He also loves cats and reading. Also, he likes eating cakes and wearing cufflinks.
ReplyDeleteHe has an email address and is the first pope to speak on a mobile phone and even has his own podcast!
That was an interesting fact! I was very surprised that Pope Benedict XVI owns an I-pod.
ReplyDeletehe has canonized 4 saints. Pope Benedict XVI loves cats and has two of his own. One was a stray which he found in Rome.
ReplyDelete• The Holy Father still has the stuffed animals his mother made for him when he was a child.
WOW! - THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING. I FOUND THE FACT THAT HE LIKES ICE CREAM THE BEST MY FAVOURITE. DID YOU KNOW THAT HE STILL HAS THE STUFED ANIMALS HIS MUM GAVE HIM!
ReplyDeleteHis real name is Joseph Ratzinger.He is 84 yrs old.From altar server to cardinal to pope of the world.He is the first pope to own an ipod and be invited to England by the queen.He is an helicopter pilot too.
ReplyDeleteHe is the 265th pope and the 16th pope to be named Benedict.He is a helicopter pilot.He owns a ipod and a popemobile.He He can speak 6 languages and read 3 languges.He comes from Germany
ReplyDeleteIt is true that he was elected when he was 78 and now he is 84 so hes been pope for 6yrs.
ReplyDeletePope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. A native of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship.
ReplyDelete• On April 16th Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate his 81st birthday.
ReplyDelete• Kelly Clarkson, the first season's winner of the television talent show American Idol, will sing for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary. One of the hymns she will sing is Ave Maria
• Pope Benedict XVI has a pilot's license for the papal helicopter and likes to fly from the Vatican to the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, but the pope does not have a driver's license as he never learned to drive a car
• Pope Benedict XVI was the youngest of three children whose father, Joseph Sr., was a police officer. His brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, is a retired priest
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Goodness you know alot about the pope.your facts are really intresting! THANKS FOR TEACHING ME A GOOD LESSON ABOUT THE POPE!
Zuzanna
Did you know Pope XVI loves mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk he is sent this by the Bishops in the Campania region of Italy as a gift to the pope.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting fact about the Pope is a man named Adiano Steffanelli, makes Pope XVI's red shoes from calf or kid leather for the winter and nappa leather for the summer.
WOW! You know lots about the pope.WELL DONE.
ReplyDeletePope Benedict XVI was born on 16th APril 1927. His real name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger. He is the 265th Pope and can speak seven different languages and can read Biblical Hebrew and Ancient Greek. His favourite meal is Bavarian potato ravioli with pancake strips. He really enjoys orange fanta and freshly squeezed orange juice. He plays the piano for a few minutes each day and loves Mozart and Bethovan. The Pope has siz email addresses each beginning with Benedict. He also tweets on Twitter!
ReplyDeletePeople think (not a certain fact) he likes Fanta Orange and fresh orange, also he enjoys classical music such as Mozart. This shows that aswell as him being a highly important and influential leader of the Catholic faith as the Pope, Josef Ratzsinger is a normal person just as you or I.
ReplyDeletep.s. his birthday is April 16th - two days before mine:D
Did you know that the Pope has six email addresses and each one begins with the name Benedict? Also, did you know that he is a cat lover and he used to feed the stray cats that lurked around his building in Rome?
ReplyDeleteOne interesting thing about the Pope, is that he absolutely loves cats, and one tourist item in rome is a little cardinal hat for cats!
ReplyDelete'Sup Ms Kerridge. (:
ReplyDeleteDid you know ; Pope Benedict XVI installed 580 square feet of donated solar panels on his home in Regensburg, Germany, a home he designed.
Hiiii :)
ReplyDeleteDuring 2009 Pope Benedict XVI granted 200 private audiences, met with 300 bishops, and celebrated 50 major liturgies.
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His real name is joseph ratzinger and he knows how to fly a plane ,he likes cats and was invited to the uk by the queen. the pope is german ,he lives in vatican city.
ReplyDeleteThe Pope can speak 7 different languages fluently, he has also visited other countries aswell as Uk. Some are .. USA, France, Cameroon etc.
ReplyDeleteHis first name is Josef Ratzinger.
the pope was elected 1 day before his birthday and he can speak different languages . also has an ipod
ReplyDeleteand came on the plane alitalia and visted hyde park .
@Miriam Sarfo-Bonsu yes iknow that he can also speak many languages and he is very inteligent .
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