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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, who died on Saturday, was the first German pope in almost 500 years. His resignation on February 28, 2013, made history. During his almost eight years as pontiff, he always stressed the need for reason and spirituality, as well as the importance of the Catholic Church in an enlightened modern world.
A German pope was a big deal. Ratzinger’s appointment came just 60 years after the end of World War II and the genocide of Europe’s Jews at the hands of the Nazis….
