'I remind you that he is very sick.' Pope Francis asks for prayers for Pope Benedict XVI:
Pope Francis asks for prayers for Pope Benedict XVI, saying the retired pontiff is"very sick."Pope Francis is asking the faithful for their prayers as the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI worsens.
As a teenager, Ratzinger was drafted into the Nazi Germany military but deserted and was held captive by American troops. He became a priest shortly after. Benedict inherited a church under widespread and growing criticism over sex abuses committed by priests and volunteers, which church leaders had covered up for decades. Many dioceses were forced to close or consolidate during his papacy because of the large financial settlements paid to victims and their families.An expert in religious doctrine, Benedict was known as a conservative and took several steps to return the church to more traditional practices and beliefs.
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