Whats the popes name?

Question

Whats the popes name?

Answer 1

Joseph Alois Nazinger.

Answer 2

He is Pope Benedict XVI.

He was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927, in Bavaria, Germany.  

Immediately after a new pope is elected, and accepts the election, he is asked by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, "By what name shall you be called?" The Pope-elect chooses the name by which he will be known from that point on. The senior Cardinal Deacon, or Cardinal Protodeacon, then appears on the balcony of Saint Peter's to proclaim the new Pope, informing the world of the man elected Pope, and under which name he would be known during his reign.

"Filled with sentiments of awe and thanksgiving, I wish to speak of why I chose the name Benedict. Firstly, I remember Pope Benedict XV, that courageous prophet of peace, who guided the Church through turbulent times of war. In his footsteps I place my ministry in the service of reconciliation and harmony between peoples. Additionally, I recall Saint Benedict of Nursia, co-patron of Europe, whose life evokes the Christian roots of Europe. I ask him to help us all to hold firm to the centrality of Christ in our Christian life: May Christ always take first place in our thoughts and actions!"

That's probably more than you wanted, but anyway...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedi...

Answer 3

Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927 and recently turned 80.

Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730.

The Pope has doctorate degrees in divinity and theology and he was a university professor.

Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew.

Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven.

Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.

Here is his official Vatican biography: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedi...

http://www.usccb.org/comm/popebenedictxv...

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

pope benedict xvi (a nautiean).