I Honors, Mccormack / Ecker - 1080 Words

Friday, March 11, 2016 Tiffany Soto Philosophy I Honors, McCormack/Ecker Period 3 Papal Paper On April 19th, 2005, when the wisps of white smoke puffed from the chimney of Sistine Chapel, the Roman Catholic Church had their first German Pope since the 11th century. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, known as Benedict the XVI, is the two hundred and sixty-sixth Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was elevated to the papacy on April 19th the year 2005, due to the death of the beloved Pope John Paul the II. He is also the oldest to become Pope, since Pope Clement XII in 1730. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass five days after being announced as the â€Å"new† Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. â€Å"Pope Benedict the XVI was very well known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality.† (Bio.com. AE Networks Television). Pope Benedict XVI renewed the position of the Roman Catholic Church against the use of birth control and contraception. The position is part of the panoply of Catholic pro-life teachings that also include opposition to abortion, euthanasia and bioethical practices, such as human cloning or embryonic research. Pope Benedict’s comments came on the fortieth anniversary of the encyclical, which originally announced the comprehensive teaching. Pope Benedict called the original encyclical An important document which addresses one of the essential aspects of the marital vocation