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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > key people in global religion > Benedict XVI
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > key people in global religion > Benedict XVI

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Benedict XVI  

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  • Benedict XVI is the 265th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church; he was elected on April 19, 2005, and celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on April 24. Born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, he succeeded the 27-year reign of Pope John Paul II, a longtime friend since the two met as young bishops during the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Benedict XVI]

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