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The 11 pages that link to Pope Benedict XVI, each with the reason it gives.

• Papal conclaveRelated: His resignation led to the 2013 conclave rather than an election after a pope’s death.

• Pope John Paul IIRelated: As head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ratzinger was one of John Paul II’s closest senior advisers.

• Pope FrancisRelated: His resignation made Francis the first pope elected after a predecessor’s voluntary abdication in centuries.

• University of BonnRelated: Ratzinger taught theology at Bonn early in his academic career.

• Hildegard of BingenRelated: His declarations gave Hildegard universal recognition in the modern Catholic Church.

• Traditionalist CatholicismRelated: His 2007 decision significantly altered access to the traditional Mass.

• Pope John Paul IRelated: As a cardinal, Ratzinger later discussed Luciani’s brief pontificate and its legacy.

• Pope John XXIIIRelated: Benedict XVI recognized Roncalli as a saint alongside John Paul II.

• John of ÁvilaRelated: He proclaimed John a Doctor of the Church in 2012.

• Mary MacKillopRelated: He presided over the ceremony that formally declared MacKillop a saint.