when he became the first pope to resign and almost 600 years. he cited a quote, lack of strength of mind and body as his reason for stepping down. benedict was born in germany and grew up as the regime was gaining power. after the war. he turned to theological studies and eventually became a professor in 1951. he was ordained as a priest. as work in theology attracted the attention of the archbishop. who asked him to serve his expert assistance at the second vatican council in the sixties , and then in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich . three months later, he became cardinal benedict. the 16th was elected pope in 2005 following the death of his close friend, pope john paul, the second at age 78. he became the oldest newly elected pope since 1970. pope benedict the 16th dedicated his entire adult life to the church from 1951 when he was ordained a priest until resigning his pope in 2013, greg palkot, takes a look at his life and legacy. when john paul. the second di
ratzinger had written documents critiquing the different writings of professor khan anyway. pope benedict as the new pope so well, i want to invite on skunk to come to the vatican and we ll have to sit down and have a beer and talk. that s the kind of guy he was. he was willing to engage with. people disagree with him, but he did so again with that spirit of deep faith and to be an true love for the church and for christ. so you know, reverend, you were talking about what comes next earlier when we spoke, but i want to know what the message is going to be with the catholic church at sunday mass tomorrow morning. is it going to look any different? what s going to be the message that s given throughout the world here in the united states all over the world with this news? it certainly will be an occasion for public morning sunday, january 1st is also a great
turning to their houses. but it is a mess there. they say they are not sure what happened first, a sink hole or broken pipe. fire officials say 50-barrel sites in jeopardy. you can see the damage in these those. declared five homes are structurally unsafe. two houses have to be demolished. new in the new year. florida, the first state to ban the killing of tiger sharks and three species of hammer head sharks. beginning sunday, january 1st, they are off limits. well, kind of. officials are the florida wildlife commission have to relet s sharks even if they are dead. some say they are concerned about business. shark hunt ago big tourist draw. the new push could save what s left of a disappearing population. numbers taking a huge hit in those waters. we re told more than a 50% decline among those species.