“WHEREAS, Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger began a life of profound service on April 16, 1927, during which he served as a priest of Jesus Christ, as a clarion voice in the teaching office of bishop, and as a collaborator in the papacies of St. Paul VI, Blessed John Paul I, and most especially, with St. John Paul II, for whom he led the Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; and ……
