Talk:Pope Benedict XVI

WebCite

I have cached most of the citations of this article to the WebCitation archive. There are, however, some websites which do not allow their articles to be cached. This took quite a bit of time but I'm glad that these citations are now archived. Mtminchi08 (talk) 03:38, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Glossing over Ratzinger 2001 letter

The section on child abuse and Ratzinger's response notes that he urged JP2 to collate all abuse cases under the jurisdiction of the CDF, but nowhere does it mention that, in the same letter, Ratzinger also obstructed justice in child abuse cases by insisting that the Church deal with such matters internally under pontifical secret instead of notifying the authorities (source). Instead the article paints the picture of Ratzinger as a paragon attempting to stamp out child abuse and see justice done, and makes no mention of this despite it being reported in the media. I feel this needs to be addressed. almightybob (pray) 19:19, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

The phrasing of the opening, which states that Benedict XVI is "the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See," ought to be changed. "As well as" implies that the 22 sui iuris eastern Catholic churches are not part of the Catholic Church. Perhaps "including" could replace "as well as"? 108.15.193.6 (talk) 14:40, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

NPOV problem

The article is heavily biased; I think it fails NPOV. Gene Ward Smith (talk) 22:12, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Without specifics, there is little to respond to. You have not even clarified in what direction you think the bias is - pro or con. Please post a specific objection, quoting a specific part of the article. We can go step by step.Farsight001 (talk) 00:17, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Luftwaffenhelfer

In the early life section will some kind administrator please add "Air force child soldier" to the germanophone "Luftwaffenhelfer" so that English-only speakers do not have to waste time looking it up?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.35.92.162 (talk) 17:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC) Y Done

Had a look at the linked article, didn't see any problem, copied in the change. Penyulap _talk 03:42, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Pope's "denomination"

Is it really necessary to note explicitly in the personal details box that the Pope is Catholic? Just saying. KBurchfiel (talk) 17:56, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the article is read by English speaking people from India, most of them speak some English, a great many are extremely fluent. However, most of them aren't christian. (Ditto many other countries across the globe) Penyulap _talk 03:14, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Intro needs an adjustment...

The intro currently (as of 1/27/2012) states that Benedict XVI is "the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See."

The implication that the eastern Catholic churches are not included in the Catholic Church needs to go. That part should read either, "the leader of the Latin Church as well as the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches (etc.)" or "the leader of the Catholic Church, including the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches (etc.)."

108.15.215.22 (talk) 01:16, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't know a darn thing about this article, but a quick scan of the linked articles doesn't indicate any large problem such as vandalism, so I've changed the article as you wish, I removed the words 'the other' I hope that is ok ? I could see your point regarding the implications too. But I have no opinion on your edits inclusion or otherwise. Penyulap _talk 03:25, 28 January 2012 (UTC)