german chancellor lived in the shadows of hitler s regime, referred as god s rottweiler. years caused him to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world with zero carbon footprint. putting solar panels on its rooftops and bringing in electric mobiles including a popemobile. he was the pope when sex scandals came to light and he spearheaded towards a zero tolerance policy. it was too little too late for some but cardinal ratzinger who ordered the response to the scandal including a special downstairs handle cases extending and in some cases eliminating the statute of limitations for victims and as pope apologizing. i am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured. and i assure them as their pastor i do share in their suffering. reporter: one of his first acts after being elected pope was to condemn a popular church figure for sex abuse. something that had not happened sooner because of masseyal s w
. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s december 31st. yes, it s the last day of the year. happy new year s eve to you, martin. happy new year s eve to you as well, amara. thank you. we are, of course, following breaking news this morning. pope benedict emeritus has died. pope francis had been asking for prayers. for the firstet time in modern history he resigned in 2013, citing advanced age, which paved the way for pope francis to head the church. cnn s delia gallagher with more. reporter: in many respects, benedict xvi was the pope who got a bad rap. nearly 24 years as pope john paul ii eternal enforcer and the german chancellor lived in the shadows of hitler s regime, referred as god s rottweiler. years of anything tev publicity caused many of his accomplishments to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world with a zero carbon footprint, putting solar panels on its rooftops, and bringing
and travel. we might not think that when we think of north korean women, but those changes are there. obviously, there are the challenges to the covid lock thing. but the long-term changes are there. no matter what changes we have already seen, we have to remember, compared to almost every other country on earth, despite those changes, north korean women suffer terribly and are subject to widespread and pervasive abuses. yes, target of abuse for sure. lindsey miller, just a fascinating conversation, i definitely will pick up your book. thank you so much. thank you. still to come in the next hour, the world mourning the death of pope emeritus benedict. the vatican making the announcement this morning, remembering his s life and lega, next. what d you get, ryan? it s customized home insurance from liberty mutual!!! what does it do, bud? it customizes our home insurance so we only pay for what we need!
true to form, he made the historic announcement in latin, saying he lacked the strength of mind and body to continue as pope. but this tough traditionalist was also a softy, he loved cats, chico and contecino were a few. and pope benedict was a powering figure one of the last to have extended the church vatican ii in the 1960s. he authored hundreds of books and articles and was as much a hero for conservatives as much as a conservationist to others and 2006 which saying was misinterpreted sparked protests against the pope from some in the muslim world. his resignation introduced the biggest change of them all. an era of two living popes.
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