After becoming the first pope in six centuries to resign in 2013, Benedict promised to live 'hidden from the world', but broke that pledge to speak out on several explosive issues.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11626773/Years-tensions-Pope-Francis-predecessor-Benedict-revealed-explosive-memoir.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Anglicans are deeply grateful for the wisdom we have received from Pope Emeritus Benedict, and pray as he did that in Christ we shall all be one, and that together we will share in the fullness of the Resurrection.

Source: https://virtueonline.org/pope-who-visited-rowan-williams-lambeth-palace-has-died

Anna Maria was one of the children who, upon hearing of St. Benedict Labre’s death, ran through the street shouting, “The saint is dead!

Source: https://denvercatholic.org/saintly-moms-get/

A nun waits for the funeral mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican, on Jan.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/news/photos-pope-benedict-mccarthy-china-covid-kraken-connor-bedard

A photograph of former pope Benedict XVI and a book of condolence are displayed in the entrance hall of the Freising cathedral on Sunday in Freising, Germany.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-emeritus-benedict-francis-1.6700981?cmp=rss

Archbishop Georg Ganswein (left), longtime personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, kisses the coffin of friend and mentor at his funeral on Jan.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/photos-scenes-from-the-funeral-of-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi

As Francis appeared to be considering whether to lift the restriction on in remote areas, Benedict firmly defended the church’s teachings on in a 2020 book.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/world/europe/benedict-death-catholic-conservatives.html

As long as his voice allowed him, Benedict XVI personally prepared the homilies, with notes written in pencil in a notebook that would then serve as a guideline for what he would say.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/what-to-read-in-benedict-xvi-s-secretary-s-tell-all-book

At least three people were killed and four wounded Saturday morning in a shooting in the upscale Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-31/la-me-benedict-canyon-killings-victims

Based on a book by gay author Thomas Savage, the film suggests that the cruelty displayed by ranch owner Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) resulted from losing the only person he ever loved: his departed mentor, Bronco Henry.

Source: https://www.queerty.com/how-the-west-was-won-for-the-gays-the-evolution-of-m4m-cowboys-on-screen-from-red-river-to-strange-way-of-life-20231005?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-the-west-was-won-for-the-gays-the-evolution-of-m4m-cowboys-on-sc

Benedict Cumberbatch attends the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards Press Conference at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 11, 2021 in Toronto.

Source: https://www.thesudburystar.com/entertainment/celebrity/benedict-cumberbatchs-family-could-be-forced-to-pay-reparations-for-ancestors-slaves/wcm/bdae5b59-3615-458b-93e6-3c77f720081c

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star as Henry Sugar, the greedy child of a wealthy father who learns the actual worth of his money after gaining a strange ability.

Source: https://collider.com/the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-cast-plot-release/

Benedict Cumberbatch 'splashes out on £8.1M mansion on.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11636353/Margot-Robbie-reveals-one-thing-loves-London.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Benedict had been frail for years, and the Vatican three days earlier had said Benedict’s health was worsening.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/01/pope-francis-grateful-for-noble-benedict-and-his-prayers/

Benedict himself would have understood the unfairness – but also the importance of not sweeping the reality of the situation under the carpet.

Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/01/will-history-judge-benedict-xvi-more-kindly-than-his-contemporaries/

Benedict then began the first papal retirement in 600 years in the seclusion of the palace’s grounds, where he waited out the conclave that elected Pope Francis.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/01/at-benedicts-summer-home-a-town-mourns-its-beloved-visitor/

Benedict, the third seed in the East Division, trailed 13-6 at the end of the first quarter and 29-13 at the half.

Source: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/03/01/tigers-end-season-with-loss-to-fort-valley-state/

Benedict "was happiest among the library stacks and wandering the halls of academia," Grob said.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230105/a-person-of-profound-faith-benedict-memorialized-at-mass-in-palatine

Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to resign.

Source: https://centraloregondaily.com/benedict-xvi-first-pope-to-resign-in-600-years-dies-at-95/

Benedict, who worked Boston’s Combat Zone red-light district under the name “Nadine,” vanished from professor Douglas’ home on March 5, 1983.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/02/bone-fragment-in-hacksaw-key-clue-against-accused-wife-killer-brian-walshe/