The Lord wins in the end. — Benedict XVI

REQUIEM aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen. Pope Benedict Rest in Peace

#BREAKING Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died, the Vatican has announced. We join Catholics worldwide in prayer for the eternal rest of a beloved shepherd, and we give thanks for his life and immense contributions to the Church. catholicnewsagency.com/news/253167/br…

Here’s a look at the key dates and events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI: catholicnewsagency.com/news/253173/a-…

Thank you Pope emeritus Benedict. Requiescat in pace

Well done, good and faithful servant, because you have been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things, saith the Lord

The suspect accused of attacking police officers with a machete near the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square has been identified as a Muslim extremist. Trevor Bickford, who frequented a mosque near his Maine home, took a train to NYC. thepostmillennial.com/breaking-suspe…

Pope Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, visibly moved, pays his respects early this morning to Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter’s Basilica.

A pro-life billboard in Portland was vandalized with the message, “Kill them kids.” When Roe v Wade was overturned last year, a number of pregnancy resource centers in Portland (& elsewhere) were attacked. Antifa militants posted the addresses on Twitter.koin.com/news/portland/…

Catholics respected Pope Benedict XVI more than Pope Francis. There. I said it. (And Francis knows it.)

A lot can change in four years… but our commitment to freedom remains the same. #TheFreeStateofFlorida #FLInauguration2023

Note: There's no reason to call him "Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI" anymore, as he's no longer an emeritus pope. You can just call him Pope Benedict XVI, just like any other deceased pope.

Little Joseph Ratzinger aka Pope Benedict XVI, his brother and sister.

In paradisum deducant te angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem. Chorus angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere æternam habeas requiem.

Cardinal Joseph Zen attends the solemn funeral of Pope Benedict XVI. Zen was permitted to attend despite being recently summoned to trial by Hong Kong authorities. Behind him to the right is Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Pope Emeritus' private secretary, Bishop Georg Gänswein, said Benedict XVI was saddened to read the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes restricting the Traditional Latin Mass.

Pope Benedict XVI was definitely a saint.

Y’all ready for this?

Several photos of the burial of the body of Pope Benedict XVI today, January 5, 2023, in the crypt of St Peter's Basilica, after his solemn funeral. #PopeFrancis was not present. Photos courtesy of Vatican Media.

A poignant image: Pope Benedict's personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, kisses his coffin before the papal chair at Benedict XVI's solemn funeral today. Images: Daniel Ibáñez and Alan Koppschall of EWTN Vaticano.