Consult www.cardinalrating.com to find out where “your” Cardinal stands and what theological positions he holds. Help to improve and update these pages by sending us relevant documentation about Cardinals in any language. We will post them on this website. Display the full text of all down below articles » Benedictus XVI. P.P. May 21, 2005 Entrevista al cardenal Ratzinger después del 11-S Publicamos la trascripción de la entrevista que hizo en 2001 al cardenal Joseph Ratzinger Antonella Palermo, de «Radio Vaticana». View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. May 08, 2005 Dem Menschen helfen, das Leiden zu erlernen und anzunehmen Predigt von Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger in der heiligen Messe zur Vorbereitung auf die Seligsprechung von Anna Schäffer aus Mindelstetten, Rom in St. Paul vor den Mauern (6. März 1999). View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. May 05, 2005 Il vero Benedetto XVI Alcuni servizi giornalistici successivi all’annuncio del nuovo Papa hanno sciorinato immagini stereotipate di quest’uomo, che lo ritraggono come una persona autoritaria e inflessibile. Altri servizi, specialmente sulla stampa britannica, sono stati ossessionati dall’idea di un Papa tedesco che ha vissuto fino all’adolescenza sotto il regime nazista. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 28, 2005 „Wenn er nicht über den Glauben wacht, wer wacht dann über ihn?” „Ich kann nur hoffen, dass die Entscheidung nicht allein 115 Kardinälen überlassen wird, sondern dass der Heilige Geist einen starken Einfluss ausübt, dass es ein gutes Ergebnis gibt“ View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 I ricordi del senatore Lauro e del presidente dei termalisti dell'isola Affascinato dai panorami, amabile, non timido ma riservato. E' l'immagine lasciata da papa Benedetto XVI (allora 'soltanto' cardinale Joseph Ratzinger) all'armatore e senatore della Cdl Salvatore Lauro e al presidente dell'associazione Termalisti dell'isola di Ischia, Peppino Di Costanzo, in occasione del suo nell'isola nell'ottobre del '93. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Joseph Ratzinger: la sua vita e il suo pensiero Una breve biografia del nuovo papa Benedetto XVI attraverso spunti tratti dalle sue meditazioni e opinioni dell'ambiente ecclesiastico. Da una famiglia di contadini a Prefetto della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede fino al soglio pontificio. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Bundeskanzler Schröder gratuliert Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger Der deutsche Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger ist zum neuen Papst gewählt worden. Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder hat die Wahl des 78-jährigen Theologen als große Ehre für Deutschland begrüßt und ihn als würdigen Nachfolger des verstorbenen Papst Johannes Paul II. bezeichnet. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Kardinal Ratzinger zum Papst gewählt Joseph Ratzinger (geb. 16.4.1927) ist der weltweit bekannteste deutsche Kardinal. Ein Theologe im Vatikan meinte einmal, seit Martin Luther habe kein Deutscher die Kirche so sehr geprägt wie der Mann aus Bayern. Andere nennen ihn den "Chefdenker" im Vatikan. Sicher ist, an keinem anderen deutschen Kirchenmann scheiden sich so sehr die Geister wie an Ratzinger. Allerdings: Die meisten und die schärften Kritiker hat er in Deutschland. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Il cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Papa Benedetto XVI Questo martedì sera, il cardinale tedesco Joseph Ratzinger, Decano del Collegio cardinalizio, ha accettato l'elezione a 265º Pontefice della Chiesa cattolica, adottando il nome di Benedetto XVI. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Cardinal Ratzinger s wish for "a pastor that guides us to knowing Christ" The homiliy of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in the church of Saint Peter in the Vatican, at the beginning of the conclave, April 18, 2005. By Joseph Ratzinger. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Il testo integrale dell'omelia del Cardinale Ratzinger Omelia del Cardinale Ratzinger alle Missa pro eligendo Summo pontifici nella basilica di San Pietro all’apertura del conclave, 18 di aprile 2005. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Cardinal Ratzinger's Challenge The words broke like a thunderclap inside St. Peter's Basilica. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, addressing the world's cardinals just hours before they sequestered themselves Monday to choose the next leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics, decided to define this conclave. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Le cardinal Ratzinger ferait «un bon pape», selon son frère Georg Ratzinger, frère du cardinal allemand Joseph Ratzinger, considéré comme un des principaux favoris à la succession de Jean Paul II, pense que son frère ferait un bon pape, même s'il est moins charismatique que le souverain pontife défunt. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 I seguaci di Ratzinger lanciano l'allarme: guai alla disunione! In prima battuta Ruini e Scola con Ratzinger. Sale Policarpo e spunta la coppia Tettamanzi-Re. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 24, 2005 Porträt: Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger Nach 23 Jahren als Präfekt der römischen Glaubenskongregation ist der Deutsche Joseph Ratzinger, der am Samstag 78 Jahre alt wurde, der dienstälteste Kurienkardinal - und nicht nur protokollarisch der anerkannteste. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 19, 2005 Hasenhüttl über Kardinal Ratzinger: "Menschlich angenehmer Kontakt" Ausgerechnet der in Ungnade gefallene Theologieprofessor Hasenhüttl hat für den deutschen Papst-Favoriten Ratzinger freundliche Worte gefunden. Als junger Wissenschaftler habe er Ratzinger ab und zu chauffiert. Die alte Verbundenheit half ihm wenig: Vor zwei Jahren verfügte der Kardinal Hasenhüttls Entfernung aus dem Priesteramt. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 19, 2005 Vatican II, un contre-syllabus Nous publions ci-dessous quelques extraits du livre du cardinal Ratzinger «Les principes de la théologie catholique» qui illustrent bien les propos de Mgr. Lefèbvre dénonçant la rupture accomplie par le concile Vatican II avec l’enseignement traditionnel de l’Eglise. Le Cardinal n’a pas hésité à écrire que la constitution «Gaudium et Spes» était «une sorte de contre-Syllabus». View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 Europa musi na nowo szukać duszy Kard. Joseph Ratzinger dokonał krytycznej oceny społeczeństwa europejskiego. W swojej nowej książce "Wartości w czasach przełomu", której krótki fragment przedrukował niemiecki dziennik "Süddeutsche Zeitung" z 13 kwietnia, prefekt Kongregacji Nauki Wiary podkreślił, że jeśli Europa chce przeżyć, musi "bardzo świadomie poszukać swojej duszy". Zwrócił się więc do chrześcijan z apelem o większą kreatywność stwierdzając, że "powinni się przyczynić do tego, aby Europa na nowo czerpała ze swego dziedzictwa to co najlepsze, służąc tym samym całej ludzkości". View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 Sul processo a Gesù e la doppia giustizia Una settimana giusta prima del Venerdì Santo, il cardinale Joseph Ratzinger ha riletto da par suo il processo a Gesù. L'ha fatto in San Pietro nell'omelia di chiusura del convegno sui 40 anni della "Gaudium et Spes". View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 Der Kardinal aus Marktl wird 78 Geburtstagsfeiern hat Joseph Ratzinger abgesagt, wegen der Papstwahl. Diesmal also keine Trachtenkapelle und kein bayerischer Defiliermarsch im Vatikan, das gab es nämlich auch schon. Der ansonsten so kühle "Kopfmensch" Ratzinger hat durchaus Freude an solch zünftigen Sachen aus der Heimat, auch wenn seine Kritiker ihm das gar nicht zutrauen. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 Fast im Teich ertrunken Dass er einmal Kardinal werden sollte, wusste Joseph Ratzinger schon im Kindergarten. Von seinem älteren Bruder Georg ist verbürgt, dass der Bub nach einem Besuch von Kardinal Michael Faulhaber in der Kindertagesstätte seiner damaligen bayerischen Heimat Tittmoning spontan sagte: "Ich werde auch einmal Kardinal". View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 Ratzinger prepara il conclave a Subiaco La sera di venerdì 1 aprile, penultimo giorno di vita di Giovanni Paolo II, è accaduto un fatto che i media non hanno quasi rilevato (con la sola eccezione di "Avvenire"): il cardinale Joseph Ratzinger ha lasciato Roma e si è diretto a Subiaco, la culla del monachesimo d'Occidente e di san Benedetto padre e patrono d'Europa, per poi ritornare a Roma la notte stessa. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 16, 2005 «Resistenza profetica contro le leggi ingiuste» Prime anticipazioni sulla «nota» preparata dal cardinale Ratzinger: riferimenti a pace, famiglia, bioetica ed eutanasia - Il Vaticano stila il «vademecum» per i politici: in alcuni casi si può scegliere il «male minore» View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 14, 2005 A Chat with Ratzinger Referring to the 2,000-year-old dispute between Jews and Christians as to whether the Old Testament is to be understood as a Jewish book or, rather, as a prologue to the Christian New Testament, the cardinal says: "We have to relearn how to read the Bible correctly." This apparently Judaising heresy would have sufficed, a few centuries ago, to send him to the stake. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 13, 2005 "I encourage you not to lose patience -- to keep trusting" The complete text of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's remarks made at the Ecclesia Dei Conference held in Rome on October 24, 1998.  The English translation from the original French text is provided courtesy of the magazine Inside the Vatican. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 11, 2005 The Regensburg Years Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger “I was dismayed by the prohibition of the old missal, since nothing of the sort had ever happened in the entire history of the liturgy.” Extract from Cardinal Ratzinger's book Milestones: Published by Ignatius Press. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 09, 2005 L'homélie du cardinal Ratzinger à l'occasion des funerailles du pape Jean Paul II Dans son homélie, le cardinal Joseph Ratzinger a rendu hommage au pape polonais, affirmant qu'il a assumé une charge «au delà des forces humaines». Le texte intégral. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 09, 2005 Die Magie der schlichten Worte Ergriffen und ergreifend hat Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger über den Menschen und Priester Karol Wojtyla gepredigt. Von eigenen Ambitionen keine Spur. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 09, 2005 L’Europa nella crisi delle culture Conferenza tenuta la sera di venerdì 1 aprile 2005 a Subiaco, al Monastero di Santa Scolastica, con la consegna all’autore del Premio San Benedetto “per la promozione della vita e della famiglia in Europa”. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 07, 2005 Papstmacher: Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger Kardinal Ratzinger wird die Totenmesse für Johannes Paul II. zelebrieren und das Konklave leiten View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Apr 05, 2005 Kardinal Ratzinger Der Glaubens-Wächter Ein Deutscher kann nie Papst werden, hieß es lange Zeit, aus historischen und völkerpsychologischen Gründen. Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger, am 16. April 1927 im bayerischen Marktl am Inn geboren, also unzweifelhaft Deutscher, kann es. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Mar 04, 2005 Der leise Absolutist Wer bestimmt den Kurs des Vatikans? Joseph Ratzingers Stimme hat Gewicht – dem strengen Kardinal gilt die Institution Kirche mehr als die Person des Papstes View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Feb 24, 2005 Cardinal: Pope Doesn't Equate the Holocaust and Abortion Refutes Allegations Against John Paul II's Latest Book. Responding to accusations against John Paul II's latest book, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger clarified that "the Pope does not compare the Shoah with abortion." View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Nov 02, 2004 The Most Intense Memories During his Time in the Vatican From an interview with the Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Card. Ratzinger evaluates 20 years in Rome (Zenit.org, 23 November 2001) View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 On Rock Music in the Liturgy At the Eighth International Church Music Congress in Rome in 1986, for example, Ratzinger blasted rock music. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 On Buddhism Buddhism as an auto-erotic spirituality. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 Criticisms about John Paul II Over the years Ratzinger has even been willing to express a few criticisms, however tame, about his boss. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 On Denying Holy Communion During a series of spring ad limina visits by American bishops, Ratzinger gave several the private impression that he favoured “going slow” on denying Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 On the US Attempts to Protestanize Latin America In a 13 May 2004 speech at the Italian Senate, Ratzinger asserted that the United States is actively promoting a policy of “Protestantisation” in Latin America and the “dissolution” of the Catholic Church there in favour of “free Churches”. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 The ‘feminist’ Reading of the Bible Consider cardinal Ratzinger’s comments about the ‘feminist’ reading of the Bible from a 1988 conference on biblical scholarship in New York. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 Ghost Writer of Cardinal Frings at the Council Ratzinger was the peritus, or theological expert, of Cologne’s Cardinal Josef Frings at the Second Vatican Council. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 Le Catéchisme de l’Eglise catholique fête ses dix ans Congrès théologique à Rome à cette occasion. Quelques citations intéressantes du cardinal Ratzinger. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 16, 2004 Le Cardinal Ratzinger, saint François d’Assise et les croisades Dans une interview accordée par le Cardinal Ratzinger au journal L’Avvenire, le cardinal comparait l’action œcuménique de Jean-Paul II à un soi-disant pacifisme de saint François d’Assise, lequel aurait en quelque sorte condamné les croisades, «comprenant que les croisades n’étaient pas le juste chemin pour défendre les droits des chrétiens en Terre Sainte». View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 08, 2004 Le catéchisme de saint Pie X a gardé toute sa valeur Une commission vient d’être créée qui a pour mission de donner une formule abrégée du catéchisme de 1992. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 07, 2004 Le cardinal Ratzinger et la commission biblique La commission biblique a fêté son centenaire. A cette occasion, le cardinal Ratzinger a prononcé un discours dans lequel il évoque les aléas de la commission. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 04, 2004 La liturgie est devenue un problème "Deutsche Tagespost", du 4 octobre 2003. Le bilan du pontificat par le cardinal Ratzinger View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Oct 04, 2004 L’influence à long terme des poisons inoculés "Deutsche Tagespost", du 4 octobre 2003. Le bilan du pontificat par le cardinal Ratzinger. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Sept 18, 2004 Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, wrote an important memo in English expressly for the USCCB's use as a guideline of the Church's teachings to be used at their 'closed door' plenary Conference in Denver, June 14-19, 2004. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Sept 18, 2004 Most Intense Memories Interview with the Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Card. Ratzinger evaluates 20 years in Rome (Zenit.org, 23 November 2001) View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Sept 18, 2004 "I encourage you not to lose patience - to keep trusting" The complete text of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's remarks made at the Ecclesia Dei Conference held in Rome on October 24, 1998.  The English translation from the original French text is provided courtesy of the magazine Inside the Vatican. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Sept 15, 2004 A Chat with Ratzinger Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has given another extensive interview to a journalist. It will disarm and surprise its readers just as the cardinal did his interviewer, according to a London-based correspondent for German newspapers. View 59 article(s) about this Cardinal » Function: Pope of the Holy Roman Church Country: Germany Benedictus XVI. P.P. Sept 15, 2004 Card. Ratzinger Criticises the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK)