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His Holiness '''Benedict XVI''' ('''Joseph Alois Ratzinger''', born April 16, 1927, in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]) is the current [[Pope]] (2005-2013) of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He succeeded Pope [[John Paul II]]. On February 11, 2013, he announced that he will resign the papacy on February 28, 2013, stating that his "strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-resigning-on-feb-28-due-to-age-health-reasons-conclave/ Pope Benedict XVI resigning on Feb. 28]</ref>

His Holiness '''Benedict XVI''' ('''Joseph Alois Ratzinger''', born April 16, 1927, in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]) was the [[Pope]] (2005-2013) of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He succeeded Pope [[John Paul II]]. On February 11, 2013, he resigned the papacy on February 28, 2013, stating that his "strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-resigning-on-feb-28-due-to-age-health-reasons-conclave/ Pope Benedict XVI resigning on Feb. 28]</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early Life==