Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

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Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health.

He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.

Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican.

His successor Pope Francis said he had visited him there frequently.

The Vatican said in a statement: "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.

"Further information will be provided as soon as possible."

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64107731


R.I.P.

And now - let's not forget this age-old wisdom: De mortuis nil nisi bonum

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The Latin phrase mortuis nihil nisi bonum (also De mortuis nil nisi bene [dicendum]) "Of the dead, [say] nothing but good", abbreviated as Nil nisi bonum, is a mortuary aphorism, indicating that it is socially inappropriate to speak ill of the dead as they are unable to justify themselves.

The full sentence (De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est) translates to "Of the dead nothing but good is to be said". Freer translations into English are often used as aphorisms, these include: "Speak no ill of the dead", "Of the dead, speak no evil", and "Do not speak ill of the dead".

Chilon of Sparta coined the phrase τὸν τεθνηκóτα μὴ κακολογεῖν — "Of the dead man do not speak ill".

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum

Do you remember the 4 Popes before him?

Pope John XXIII - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - + June 1963
Pope Paul VI - Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini - + August 1978
Pope John Paul I - Albino Luciani - + September 1978
Pope John Paul II - Karol Józef Wojtyła - + April 2005

And then

Pope Benedict XVI - Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger - + December 2022
Pope Francis - Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.