Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI (; ; ; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. Pope_Benedict_XVI
Responsa Responsa (Latin:responsum, "answers") comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. Responsa
Christ myth theory The Christ myth theory (sometimes called the Christ myth, Jesus myth, or nonexistence hypothesis) is the contention that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist as a historical person, that the Jesus of Early Christianity is a personification of an ideal saviour or mythical being to whom earthly events were later attached. Christ_myth_theory
Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism In Roman Catholicism, homosexual acts are considered contrary to natural law and sinful, while homosexual desires are considered "disordered" (but not themselves sinful). The Roman Catholic Church considers human sexual behavior to be sacred, when properly expressed. Homosexuality_and_Roman_Catholicism