Wearing traditional papal robes and a big smile, Joseph Ratzinger of Germany appeared 19.April, 2005 on a Vatican balcony as the 265th pontiff, Benedict XVI, as thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square to cheer him.
"Dear brothers and sisters, after our great pope, John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble worker in God's vineyard," remarks he made in Italian. "I am consoled by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and how to act, even with insufficient tools, and I especially trust in your prayers.
Some books and VHSs by Joseph Ratzinger or of him:
- Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger: The Interview 
(VHS)
- The Ratzinger Report (Book) 
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