discovered both vocations while growing up in southern germany . pope benedict never expected to be much more than a priest and a university professor. but all that changed when he became pope. benedict made several international trips including germany, australia and portugal, surprisingly well received by the crowds. benedict made the first state visit ever of a pontiff to the united kingdom in 2010 with all the pump that goes with it, including a meeting with the queen. the pope addressed dignitaries and politicians in westminster hall significant meeting in a significant location. very place where almost 500 years earlier that catholic saint thomas more was condemned to death, although he was nearly 85 by the time and it just begun to use a cane in public in march, 2012 benedict also traveled to mexico, one of the largest catholic countries in the world, and to cuba. the
which he addressed the sex abuse crisis so directly. this is absolutely unbelievable and who is really to be pitiful and cannot be priest. sex abuse would haunt the catholics as it unfolded in europe and records on abuse was mixed. there were other problems as well, benedict defended muslim withs a speech suggest islam could be a violent religion and sparked a global uproar about four bishops and one of them turned out to be a holocaust denier. benedict wasn t a politician, the pope was above all an intellectual and priest having discovered both vocations while growing up in southern germany. pope benedict never expected to be much more than a priest and university professor but all that change when had he became pope.
denier. benedict wasn t a politician of all intellectual priest having discovered both vocations while growing up in southern germany. pope benedict never expected to be much more than a priest and a university professor. but all that changed when he became pope. benedict made several international trips including germany, australia and portugal, surprisingly well received by the crowds. benedict made the first state visit ever of a pontiff to the united kingdom in 2010 with all the pump that goes with it, including a meeting with the queen. the pope addressed dignitaries and politicians in westminster hall significant meeting in a significant location. very place where almost 500 years earlier, catholic saint thomas more was condemned to death, although he was nearly 85 at the time, and it just begun to use a cane in public in march, 2012 benedict also traveled to
vocations that he inspired to the priesthood, even to this day you talk to young semarians and newly ordained priests and you ll find the impact of his thinking and model of priesthood on them as well. jonathan morris, he was a scholar first and foremost, everybody knew about that, but he knew how to play hardball. i remember in the 1980 s and 90s and theology was ripping through south america, he stood firm and undercut marxist priests. yes, and because of his preparation coupled with his deep and profound faith that allowed him to be so clear about the results, the natural consequences of dictatorships. you know, pope francis has a very different style. he asks questions, he invites
other places because not only is it an ecumenical service but it is an interfaith service in the sense that the secretary general of the muslim council for wales is offering a prayer, as indeed is somebody from the jewish faith and the prayer, as indeed is somebody from thejewish faith and the chair of thejewish faith and the chair of the interfaith council for wales and it is also totally bilingual, the hymns, there is one him in welsh, one in english and referred here, there is a third verse in welsh, they are well known hymns, one by rhys nicholas, which talks about the importance ofjesus christ and the queen herself of course talked about the importance of the christian faith for her personally, and how she prayed. and she saw herself as well as having a vocation. we tend to think that only clergy have vocations but she saw herself as having a vocation to this role that