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Francis would say having Benedict at the Vatican was like having a "wise grandfather" living at home. The two lived as neighbors, an unprecedented arrangement, as Benedict wrote and lived a monastic life in the Vatican Gardens. There were also PR gaffes he was criticized for telling reporters, in 2009, that distributing condoms would increase, not decrease, the spread of AIDS.īut he was also forced to confront the fallout of the church's sex abuse scandal, and notably apologized to victims.īenedict's dramatic decision to retire, rather than to remain in office until his death, paved the way for the election of Pope Francis, a more progressive cleric.
As a conservative, many of his actions (such as relaxing the restrictions on Latin mass) satisfied traditionalists, but were controversial among more progressive voices in the clergy. He reached out to other faiths, and became only the second pope in history to enter a synagogue. It seems as if everything would be just the same even without Him." On his first foreign trip as pope, at a 2005 World Youth Day gathering in Cologne, Germany, he told a million attendees, "In vast areas of the world today, there is a strange forgetfulness of God. He used his position to redirect the world's focus on faith in an era of secularization. The first German pope in a thousand years, Benedict – born Joseph Ratzinger – was a theologian and writer devoted to history and tradition, who was elected to succeed Pope John Paul II. The then-85-year-old thus became the first pope in 600 years to resign. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (April 16, 1927-December 31, 2022) stunned the world in 2013 when he announced, after eight years in office, that he lacked the strength to continue as head of the Catholic Church. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery. | Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty ImagesĪ look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.īy senior producer David Morgan. But the effects of their long-term use is not widely understood.Įxperts also fear thousands of young people are taking up the habit early with many flabours being appealing to the younger generation.Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by the faithful in Les Combes in 2005. Thousands of people in the UK have quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes, or vapes. Among them were 15 children aged nine or under - up from 12 last year and just two the year before.Į-cigarettes allow you to inhale nicotine in a vapour rather than smoke, and do not burn tobacco or produce tar and carbon monoxide - two of the most dangerous elements of traditional smoking. This year alone, over 40 youngsters below 19 were admitted to NHS hospitals with collapsed lungs because of illegally sold vapes.
"Vaping places young people at risk of lifelong serious health issues, including long-lasting effects of exposing their developing brains to nicotine, as many vapes have been found to contain high levels of nicotine even when they are not labelled as such."
It said: "NSW Health is increasingly concerned about the harmful health effects associated with vapes and continues to remind the community of the dangers associated with vaping, particularly for young people. READ MORE: Test your Brummie and Yam Yam credentials with our words and phrases pub quiz New South Wales Health said an analysis of the vapes revealed they contained nicotine - and said it was "increasingly concerned" about the rise of vaping. It comes as some vapes have been found to contain a dangerous cocktail of chemicals - including ingredients found in weed killer and nail polish remover. A warning has been issued following the incident which saw the youngsters suffer seizures, loss of consciousness and vomiting.Īll of the teens were admitted to hospital in Australia within the same nine-day period. Six teenagers were rushed to hospital after buying vapes on Snapchat.
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