Archbishop Gänswein expresses hope for future beatification of Pope Benedict XVI
The former personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI also urged respect for the usual timeframe set by ecclesial practice.
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Articles tagged Archbishop Georg Ganswein
Archbishop Gänswein urges Pope Leo to end Latin Mass restrictions, restore Summorum Pontificum
The former personal secretary for Pope Benedict XVI said the Traditional Latin Mass can't be 'valid and valuable yesterday and then no longer valid tomorrow.'
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Pope Benedict’s former secretary says Trump’s Ukraine policy disappoints Baltic countries
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, papal nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, said the US handling of the war is not what was expected after Donald Trump took office.
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Archbishop Gänswein on Pope Leo XIV: ‘The season of arbitrariness is over’
The former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI expressed his forthright hope that Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV would 'guarantee stability,' suggesting that Francis had not.
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Here’s what Benedict XVI meant by ‘pope emeritus’: a second reply to Dr. Mazza
Benedict saw the title of 'pope emeritus' as a recognition that he had 'totally given up the office' of the papacy while still recognizing an 'ongoing' and 'special' relationship, a bond of charity, between himself and his ‘sons and daughters’.
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What Benedict meant by ‘Pope Emeritus’: a response to Mr. O’Reilly
The only way the papacy itself could have changed is if Benedict still considered himself papal. If, however, he thought he could hold onto the papacy in any shape or form—'remain in the precincts of St. Peter'—then he was in error, substantially so.
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Benedict XVI did not fake his resignation: a response to Patrick Coffin
Even assuming Benedict XVI had concerns about the next conclave, surely there were far simpler and less drastic actions he might have taken to save the Church than handing it over to an anti-pope.
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Cdl. Zen speaks out against Synod on Synodality, Latin Mass restrictions
Cdl. Zen also warned that 'we are very concerned' about the upcoming Synod of Bishops, which is the next main event for the Synod on Synodality.
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Abp. Gänswein provides little-known details of Benedict XVI’s resignation that shocked the world
Archbishop Gänswein's book presents his account of Pope Benedict's resignation, along with his firm argument that Benedict's resignation was valid.
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Pope Francis meets privately with Abp. Gänswein following criticisms in book about Benedict
The private audience took place shortly before Gänswein is due to publish his upcoming book, 'Nothing but the Truth: My Life with Benedict XVI,' on January 12
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