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A Pillar reading (and watching) list

Father Benedict's birthday

A Pillar reading (and watching) list

The Pillar
Apr 16, 2021
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April 16 is the 94th birthday of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who famously requested at his 2013 retirement that he be referred to simply as “Father Benedict.”

April 19 is the 16th anniversary of his election to the papacy.

To celebrate the former pontiff’s birthday, we bring you a reading, and watching, list of just some of Ratzinger’s Greatest Hits.

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