On April 19, 2005, the German "cardinal" Joseph Ratzinger was elected "Pope" Benedict XVI. This page is dedicated to demonstrating that the past and present beliefs and actions of this individual reveal that he is not a Catholic, and therefore he cannot possibly hold the highest office in the Catholic Church, the papacy. Furthermore, the "episcopal consecration" of Fr. Ratzinger in 1977 was invalid, and hence Joseph Ratzinger is not even a bishop but only a priest (ordained in 1951). We also advise you to read "What to Expect of Benedict XVI", an essay we have put together outlining what we believe will happen during the time Benedict XVI occupies the Vatican.

 

Absolutely Null and Utterly Void!

Theological Study showing Benedict XVI is not a valid Bishop
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As a non-bishop, he cannot be the Bishop of Rome, of course.

 

Flashback 1963:
Ratzinger: Demolish the Holy Office!

Flashback 1968:
Ratzinger's Book Banned in Warsaw Diocese by Cardinal Wyszynski for being too Liberal

Cartoon: Pope Pius XII rebukes Fr. Ratzinger for suspicion of heresy

Flashback 1982:
Ratzinger: "Raze the Catholic Bastions!"

Ratzinger: 'Protestantism is not Heresy'

The Heart of Betrayal

Benedict's September Surprise

The Ratzinger Agenda

Benedict XVI -- Full of Surprises!
"Cardinal Ratzinger never refused communion to anybody -- not to a Protestant, not to a divorced man or woman"

The Philosophical Bankruptcy of "Cardinal" Ratzinger

"Cardinal" Ratzinger Denies Dogma of Papal Primacy

Ratzinger's Strange Views on Original Sin

You can't make this stuff up:
At Vatican II, Fr. Ratzinger complained Gaudium et Spes relied too much on Teilhard de Chardin, not enough on Martin Luther!

Nothing New Here:
"Cardinal" Ratzinger rejects Scholastic Theology

Reality Check: The idea that "the method and principles by which the old scholastic doctors cultivated theology are no longer suitable to the demands of our times and to the progress of the sciences" was formally condemned by Pope Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors, 1864

"Cardinal" Ratzinger gave Communion to Known Protestant

Benedict XVI Sued for Allegedly Conspiring in Cover-Up

"God is entirely Relationship"--St. Thomas not Ratzinger's Master

In 1968 Book, Ratzinger defends "Anonymous Christianity" of Karl Rahner

Ratzinger Denies Church Dogma on Infant Baptism in 2000 Book

Fr. Ratzinger on the Papacy (1965)

Ratzinger Denies Fundamental Dogma of the Church

The True Colors of Benedict XVI

Ratzinger in Favor of Decentralizing the Papacy

More Collegiality with Benedict XVI?

Ratzinger's Dream for the Future Church

Ratzinger on Feminism

Interview with Fr. Fessio reveals more of Benedict XVI's Theological Background

"Cardinal" Ratzinger gave Holy Communion to Known Protestants!

Reality Check: It is forbidden that the Sacraments of the Church be ministered to heretics and schismatics, even if they ask for them and are in good faith, unless beforehand, rejecting their errors, they are reconciled with the Church." (1917 Code of Canon Law, Canon 731.2)

What you may not know: the Novus Ordo Church does already permit Protestants to receive Communion sometimes: "While it is never legitimate to concelebrate [the Holy Mass] in the absence of full communion, the same is not true with respect to the administration of the Eucharist under special circumstances, to individual persons belonging to Churches or Ecclesial Communities not in full communion with the Catholic Church" (John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 45, 2003)

The same is legislated in the Novus Ordo Code of Canon Law of 1983 (exposed here)

Protestant Theologian Admits Ratzinger was known as "Radical Progressivist"

In 2001, Ratzinger's Congregation Declared Pope Leo XIII's Condemnation of 40 Rosmini Errors as Time-Conditioned and Falsely Interpreting Rosmini's Thought

Reality Check: The Church can authoritatively define the objective meaning of a book: "If the Church could not define the orthodox or unorthodox sense of books, . . . she could not fulfil her task as practical teacher of humanity, not protect her children from actual concrete dangers to their faith and morals." --Catholic Encyclopedia, s.v. "Dogmatic Fact"
Related: Catholic Encyclopedia on Rosmini
Related: Rosmini's Rehabilitation and the Ratzinger Agenda

Documented: Ratzinger's Denial of Original Sin

SUSPECT OF HERESY!
Ratzinger was Suspect of Heresy under Pope Pius XII

Ratzinger against Traditionalists:
Denouncing those who oppose Vatican II: "We must be on guard against minimizing these movements. Without a doubt, they represent a sectarian zealotry that is the antithesis of Catholicity. We cannot resist them too firmly."
(Citation Info: Joseph Ratzinger, Principles of Catholic Theology, Ignatius Press, 1987, pp. 389-90; German original: Katholische Prinzipienlehre, 1982)

Q & A about Fr. Ratzinger

The Progressivist Orientation of Joseph Ratzinger

Benedict XVI's Coat of Arms - quite appropriately - does not include the Papal Tiara

In 1982 book, "Cardinal" Ratzinger writes that Catholics don't want dissolution of Protestantism but hope Protestants will be strengthened in their Confessions
(Citation Info: Joseph Ratzinger, Principles of Catholic Theology, Ignatius Press, 1987, p. 202; German original: Katholische Prinzipienlehre, 1982)
Reality Check: Pope Pius XI Condemns Ecumenism

"Cardinal" Ratzinger: A Prefect for the Destruction of the Faith

Ratzinger accused of obstructing Justice in Sex Abuse Scandals

Fr. Ratzinger (right) at Vatican II -- in typical liberal "suit-and-tie" fashion, despite having been ordained to the priesthood over 10 years earlier. Here he is seen conversing with fellow-modernist Fr. Karl Rahner (d. 1984), another giant of the New Theology, likewise dressed in suit and tie.

NYT Reports Ratzinger a Long-Time Admirer of Martin Luther

Ratzinger Co-Founded Ecumenical Foundation in Switzerland

Ratzinger Approved "Mass" without Consecration!
"...the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith on January 17th, 2001 concluded that this Anaphora can be considered valid."
In Novus Ordo speak, the consecration is the "Institution Narrative"
Reality Check: A missing Consecration renders the Holy Mass invalid

Ratzinger Personally Consecrated Neo-Modernist "Bishop"

 

Reality Check:

1559 Apostolic Constitution of Pope Paul IV declares a Heretic cannot be elected Pope, no matter how many cardinals vote for him:

"If ever at any time it shall appear that any Bishop . . . or any Cardinal of the . . . Roman Church, . . . or even the Roman Pontiff, prior to his promotion or his elevation as Cardinal or Roman Pontiff, has deviated from the Catholic Faith or fallen into some heresy: (i) the promotion or elevation, even if it shall have been uncontested and by the unanimous assent of all the Cardinals, shall be null, void and worthless..."

--Pope Paul IV, Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio, March 15, 1559