World Former pope Benedict in quotes. Here is a selection of Benedict XVI’s standout quotes, some of them controversial, from his 2005-2013 papacy and in his retirement.

The subject of hell and the church's stance has been debated in the recent past, with Pope Benedict XVI, saying hell "really exists and is eternal, even if nobody talks about it much anymore," Fox ...

Feb 11, 2008 / 11:46 am. At Pope Benedict XVI’s question and answer session with priests from his diocese last Thursday, one cleric told the Pope he was concerned that the catechism of the ...

Former pope Benedict in quotes. Vatican City (AFP) – Here is a selection of Benedict XVI's standout quotes, some of them controversial, from his 2005-2013 papacy and in his retirement.

This is precisely the question that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI posed to the crowd in his Wednesday audience on Dec. 19, 2012, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

'The least power of love is already greater than the greatest power of destruction.' In 2013, Pope Benedict was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. He was admired by many around the world ...

Pope Benedict 'closed' Limbo and no one complained (RNS) — The church can never admit that something it was teaching or doing for centuries was dumb. Photo by Josh Applegate/Unsplash/Creative ...