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It was in this context, which Pope Benedict XVI himself has described as "Mozartian", that he received his Christian, human and cultural formation. His faith and family upbringing prepared him for the harsh experience of the problems connected with the Nazi regime; he even remembers seeing his parish priest being beaten by Nazis before celebrating Holy Mass, and was well aware of the fiercely hostile atmosphere to the Catholic Church that existed in Germany at the time.

From to , he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Munich and at the higher school in Freising. Together with his brother Georg, he was ordained a priest on 29 June in the Cathedral at Freising. Four years later, he qualified as a university professor. Southwest employee hospitalized after being assaulted by passenger, airline says Nov 13, PM. Japan's former princess leaves for US with commoner husband 16 minutes ago. ABC News Live. Join now.

Retired Pope Benedict pens letter about his own death Oct 20, Peter's Square. A version of this story appeared in the Nov , print issue under the headline: Retired Pope Benedict pens letter about his own death. Enter your email address to receive free newsletters from NCR. Email address. Join the Conversation Send your thoughts and reactions to Letters to the Editor.

Deserts the army in with his brother Georg to rejoin the seminary. Qualifies for university teaching and writes his dissertation on The Theology of History in St. Timeline Resigns from the papacy, the first such resignation in almost six hundred years. He is no stranger: he has a face, the face of Jesus.

Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness.