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Pope Benedict XVI
Real name Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger. Retired as pope of the Roman Catholic Church, after which he was given the title Pope Emeritus
Real name Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger. Retired as pope of the Roman Catholic Church, after which he was given the title Pope Emeritus
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