Background and childhood .281927.E2.80.931943.29 Early life of Pope Benedict XVI

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marktl inn, house future benedict xvi born. building still stands today.


according cousin erika kopper, ratzinger had no desire childhood other priest. @ age of 15, says, announced going bishop, whereupon playfully remarked: , why not pope? . earlier incident occurred in 1932, when michael cardinal von faulhaber, archbishop of munich, visited small town in ratzinger family lived, arriving in black limousine. future pope, 5 years old, part of group of children presented cardinal flowers, , later day ratzinger announced wanted cardinal, too. wasn t car, since weren t technically minded , georg ratzinger told reporter new york times. way cardinal looked, bearing, , knickerbockers wearing made such impression on him.


in 1939, aged 12, enrolled in minor seminary in traunstein. period lasted until seminary closed military use in 1942, , students sent home. ratzinger returned gymnasium in traunstein. during period in seminary, following 14th birthday in 1941, ratzinger enrolled in hitler youth, membership legally required of 25 march 1939. following seminary closure continued required attendance hitler youth avoid financial penalties in gymnasium tuition fees. financial penalty (which theoretically required documentation of attendance @ hitler youth activities) overlooked when sympathetic mathematics professor allowed him not attend meetings. in ratzinger s book salt of earth, ratzinger says following ... thank goodness, there understanding mathematics teacher. himself nazi honest man, said me, go once , document have ... when saw didn t want to, said, understand, ll take care of , , able stay free of it.


after joseph ratzinger elected pontiff in 2005, following death of pope john paul ii, neighbor traunstein, elizabeth lohner, 84 years old,was quoted in 17 april 2005 edition of times ( papal hopeful former hitler youth ), asserting [i]t possible resist, , people set example others. ratzingers young , had made different choice. lohner s brother-in-law conscientious objector spent 2 years @ dachau beliefs.








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