Pope Benedict XVI Grandparents: Isidor Rieger, Maria Tauber, Katharina Schmid, Josef Ratzinger
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, the pope who would become Benedict XVI, was born on April 16, 1927, and he died on December 31, 2022. From 19 April 2005 to his resignation on February 28, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI served as the leader of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Vatican City State. Following the…
