Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:56:35 GMT | By Tom Phillips
Pope Benedict XVI: a life in pictures

Pope Benedict XVI turns 85



Pope Benedict XVI turns 85 (© REUTERS/Andreas Gebert)
Next
Previous
Previous
  • Pope Benedict XVI turns 85 (© REUTERS/Andreas Gebert)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1927 - Birth (© AP Photo/KNA)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1941 - World War II and Hitler Youth (© AP Photo/KNA)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1945 to 1951 - Studying for Preisthood (© AP Photo/KNA)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1952 onwards - Academic career (© AP Photo/KNA)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1977 - Archbishop (© AP Photo/Dieter Endlicher)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1982 - Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (© AP Photo/Dieter Endlicher)
  • Pope Benedict XVI - 1982 onwards - conservative teachings (© AP Photo/Gianni Foggia)
Next
REUTERS/Andreas GebertShow Thumbnails
Previous1 of 11Next
Share this Gallery

Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the most important religious figures in the world, celebrates his 85th birthday on Monday, April 16. Here we look back at the long - and occasionally controversial - life of the man who is the spiritual leader to more than one billion Catholics worldwide.

5Comments
Apr 22, 2012 6:32PM
avatar
To my Holy Father, I pray that the Good Lord will continue to bless you with longevity and wisdom. I pray together with you, Holy Father for world peace, and that all rich nations stop spending money on weapons of mass destruction but to help countries where there is still extreme poverty, disease and misery.  
Apr 23, 2012 10:41PM
avatar
Dearest Pope, happy birthday and many more birthdays to come...May the ever beautiful God bless you with good health and strength to carry out His love, peace and justice throughout the world. 
May 9, 2012 7:50AM
avatar

Last year I saw on google earth that the Vatican Rome is reduced to flat land and no buildings only roads. The following days I met my uncle who is a priest and who had just came back from Luth, Spain and I asked him if he had visited Rome as well. Yes and it sound everything is order.

 

It was my mothers' birthday and we were sitting on the same table and my uncle priest was talking to a reverend La Salle Brother who was my High School principal and something I noted of peculiar was that they were trying to avoid me listening to thier conversations.

 

Is it they are not anti -Christ and so had me symentricaly cruxified and so could maintain the traditions of beliefs and norms as I see that all was to be illuminated.   

May 9, 2012 7:30AM
avatar
Is it true that I am a Cardinal? Is it true that I am in a chaplain (house arrest) to fulfill the sufferings of Jesus of dying on the cross as the means of forgiving the sins of mankind? Is is true that Jesus had revealed of having a 1 world 1 Happry Nations and having only 1 kind of medium of exchange as money is the answer to everything. Is it true that I am also conceived by the Holy Spirit as Mother Mary as my mother and Jesus my brother?
Report
Please help us to maintain a healthy and vibrant community by reporting any illegal or inappropriate behavior. If you believe a message violates theCode of Conductplease use this form to notify the moderators. They will investigate your report and take appropriate action. If necessary, they report all illegal activity to the proper authorities.
Categories
100 character limit
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?