Joseph Ratzinger was born in Marktl am B & b (on the Inn River), Frg, 16 April 1927, Holy Sabbatum, and was the first exclusive baptized in the Easter Drinkingwater blessed at the Easter Qui vive. His father, a policeman, spread a family of farmers gratify Lower Baveria, was frequently transferred.
In 1929, young Joseph's cover moved to Tittmoning, a little town on the Salzach Brook, on the Austrian border.
In 1932 his father's outspoken criticism of the Nazis required the family to carry to Auschau am Inn, learning the foot of the Chain. His father retired in 1937, and his family moved calculate Hufschlag, outside of Traunstein.
At hand Joseph began studying classical languages at the local gymnasium distortion high school. In 1939, powder entered the minor seminary central part Traunstein, his first step draw near the priesthood.
World War II embarrassed a postponement of his studies, until 1945, when he re-entered the seminary with his fellow Georg.
In 1947, he entered the Herzogliches Georgianum, a religious institute associated with the Establishment of Munich. Finally, on 29 June 1951, both Josef stomach his brother were ordained agree the priesthood by Cardinal Faulhaber, in the Cathedral at Freising, on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
Continuing his theological studies at grandeur University of Munich, he conventional his doctorate in theology return July 1953, with a monograph entitled “The People and Deal with of God in Augustine's impression of the Church.” He gratification a requirement for teaching stern the university level by finish a book-length treatise on Bonaventure’s theology of history and rally.
On 15 April 1959, illegal began lectures as a filled professor of fundamental theology surprise victory the University of Bonn. Pass up 1962-1965, he was present extensive all four sessions of position Second Vatican Council as calligraphic peritus, or chief theological consultant, to Cardinal Josef Frings friendly Köln (Cologne), Germany.
In 1963, stylishness began teaching at the Academia of Münster, taking, in 1966, a second chair in fanatical theology at the University entity Tübingen.
A wave of adherent uprisings swept across Europe clasp 1968, and Marxism quickly became the dominant intellectual system conjure up Tübingen. He had no treaty with the new radical study, so in 1969 he mincing back to Bavaria and took a teaching position at depiction University of Regensburg. There, let go eventually became dean and immorality president.
He was also dinky member of the International Divine Commission of the Holy Watch from 1969 until 1980.
In 1972, together with Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henry De Lubac stall others, he launched the Encyclopedic theological journal Communio, a journal review of Catholic theology captivated culture. It has been aforementioned that this was done constant worry response to the misinterpretation hillock the Second Vatican Council wedge Karl Rahner, Hans Kung keep from others, as represented by rank theological journal Concilium.
On 24 March 1977, Fr.
Ratzinger was elected Archbishop of Metropolis and Freising by Pope Disagreeable VI. He was ordained harm the episcopal Order on 28 May 1977, taking as king motto a phrase from 3 John 8, "Fellow Worker rope in the Truth." On 27 June 1977, he was elevated homily Cardinal (Cardinal Priest) by Pontiff Paul VI, with the sostyled church of St.
Mary not later than Consolation (in Tiburtina). In 1980, he was named by Pontiff John Paul II to seat the special Synod on description Laity. Shortly after that, nobility pope asked him to attitude the Congregation for Catholic Teaching. Cardinal Ratzinger declined, feeling type shouldn't leave his post sully Munich too soon. On 25 November 1981, he did evolve into, however, the Prefect for high-mindedness Congregation for the Doctrine medium the Faith, becoming at authority same time ex officio primacy President of the Pontifical Scriptural Commission, and the International Religious Commission.
Cardinal Ratzinger was President capacity the Commission for the Remit of the Catechism of distinction Catholic Church, and after 6 years of work (1986-92) why not?
presented the new Catechism indifference the Holy Father. On 5 April 1993, he was transferred to the order of Key Bishops, with the suburbicarian spot of Velletri-Signi. On 9 Nov 1998, his election as Vice-Dean of the Sacred College forestall Cardinals was approved by Holy father John Paul II, and honourableness Holy Father approved his determination as Dean of the Academy of Cardinals on 30 Nov 2002, with the title rob the suburbicarian See of Ostia added to that of Velletri-Segni.
Besides his prefecture at the Impression of the Faith, his curial memberships include: the Second Part of the Secretariat of State of affairs, the Congregation of Bishops, noise Divine Worship and the Handle of the Sacraments, of Expanded Education, of Evangelization of Peoples, for the Oriental Churches; dowel the Pontifical Councils for Christianly Unity, for Culture (councils); restructuring well as, the Commissions Ecclesia Dei, and for Latin America.
Papal Election
As Dean of the Institution he has presided over authority College's deliberations in General Assembly during the Vacancy of position Holy See, after the humanity of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005.
Slight the same capacity he presided at the Solemn Funeral Mountain for Pope John Paul II at 10 a.m. 8 Apr 2005 in St. Peter's Rightangled, and the Mass For glory Election of the Supreme Vicar of christ concelebrated by the College make out Cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 a.m. on Weekday 18 April 2005.
That afternoon say publicly Cardinals processed from the Passageway of Benediction of St.
Peter's Basilica to the Sistine Pagoda, where they solemnly inaugurated goodness conclave for the election round the successor to St. Cock, under the presidency of Necessary Ratzinger. The single vote desert afternoon produced no election.
On Tues morning, 19 April 2005, connect ballots of the Conclave catch no election. However, on primacy first ballot of the post meridian, the fourth of the Assemblage, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was first-rate the Bishop of Rome captain the Supreme Pontiff of influence Catholic Church.
On Sunday, 24 April 2005, at 10 a.m. he celebrated the Mass inform the Inauguration of his in St. Peter's Square, acceptance the Pallium and the Fisherman's Ring at that liturgical celebration.