| Name: |
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Pope Benedict XVI
(FKA Joseph Ratzinger) |
| Title: |
265th Pope of
the Catholic Apostolic Roman Church |
| Position: |
Pro Two-State
Solution to the question
"What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
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| Reasoning: |
"I strongly renew my appeal to the Parties in
conflict to immediately adopt a ceasefire, to permit the sending of
humanitarian aid and to seek new ways with the support of the
international community to begin negotiations. I take this opportunity to
reaffirm... the right of the Israelis to live in peace in their State and
the right of Palestinians to possess a free and sovereign Homeland."
May 09, 2006 "Angelus, Les Combes, Aosta
Valley," Libreria Editrice Vaticana, www.vatican.va, Jul. 23,
2006 |
Credibility
Ranking: |
Experts
Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Counsul
Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies, and Ph.D.'s
with significant involvement in, or related to, the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict.
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| Involvement: |
- 265th Pope of the Catholic Apostolic Roman Church, 2005
- Dean of the College of Cardinals, 2002 - 2005
- Special Papal Envoy for the Celebration of the XII Centenary of the
foundation of the Diocese of Paderborn, Germany, 1999
- Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals, 1998 - 2002
- Pope John Paul II elevated him to the Order of Bishops, 1993
- President of the Preparatory Commission for the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, 1986 - 1992
- Delegate President of the VI Ordinary General Assembly, 1983
- Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and
President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and of the International
Theological Commission, 1981
- Relator of the V Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops,
1980
- Member of the Conclave which elected Pope John Paul II, 1978
- Member of the Conclave which elected Pope John Paul I, 1978
- Pope Paul VI elevated him to Cardinal, 1977
- Pope Paul VI elevated him to Archbishop of Munich and Freising, 1977
- Vice-president of the University of Regensburg,
1969
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| Education: |
Doctorate in Theology,
1953
Priestly Ordination, 1951
Masters in Philosophy and
Theology at the Higher School of Philosophy and Theology of Freising,
and at the University of Munich, 1946 - 1951
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Affiliations, Memberships &
Honors: |
- Honorary Academic of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 2000
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, Faculty of Theology of the University of
Wroclaw in Poland, 2000
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta of
Rome, 1999
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, University of Navarre, 1998
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, Catholic University of Lublin, 1988
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, Catholic University of Eichstätt, 1987
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, Catholic University of Lima, 1987
- Doctor, Honoris Causa, College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota,
1986
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| Contact
Info: |
| Phone: +39 (6) 69.88.35.11
(Vatican City) |
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Fax: +39 (6) 69.88.54.47 (Vatican
City) |
| E-Mail: Not
found |
| Web Site: www.vatican.va
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Other:
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Select Publications:
- Salt of the Earth, 1996
- The Ratzinger Report, 1985
- Dogma and Preaching, 1973
- Introduction to Christianity, 1968
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