Mein Bruder, der Papst.

Ratzinger, Georg, 1924-

Mein Bruder, der Papst. My brother, the Pope / Georg Ratzinger ; aufgezeichnet von Michael Hesemann. - München : F.A. Herbig, c2011. - 272 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (colour pictures) ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index.

Introduction -- Roots -- Marktl (1925-1929) -- Tittmoning (1929-1932) -- Aschau (1932-1937) -- Traunstein (1937-1946) -- Freising and Fürstenried (1946-1951) -- Professor (1951-1977) -- Cardinal (1977-2005) -- Pope (2005 to the present) -- In place of an afterword: sixty years a priest (2011).

An examination of the life of the current pope by his brother, a lifelong priest, revealing the family and religious dynamics that shaped and direct Pope Benedict XVI's approach to the Catholic Church.

9783776626780 (hardback)

2011940712


Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022.


Catholic Church--History--20th century.


Popes--Biography.

BX1378.6 / .R38513 2011

282.092