JOSEPH RAZTINGER, AKA POPE BENEDICT XVI (RETIRED) DIES AT THE AGE OF 95 It’s with a less than heavy heart that I write about the death of Joseph Ratzinger, who was briefly the Roman Catholic Pope under the papal name, Pope Benedict XVI.  He served as Pope from the years 2005 until his shocking resignation in 2013.  Ratzinger was born on April 16th, 1927 in Bavaria, Germany.  He was a trained theologian in his youth.  He became Pope by election following the death of Pope John Paul II.  Before that, he spent over 25 years serving as the Vatican’s top … Continue reading Pope Benedict XVI, aka Joseph Ratzinger, Dies at 95