00 17/01/2013 21:45


The Pope's brother marked
his 89th birthday in Regensburg

I had been hoping the Vatican might release at least one photo of Mons. Ratzinger marking his 89th birthdya on January 15, but since a new image search today yielded nothing of the sort, I searched German sources only, and to my great surprise, found a full story and 12 photos in the Mittelbayerischer. It turns out Mons. Ratzinger celebrated his 89th in Regensburg, not at the Vatican, as I had mistakenly assumed because in previous years he stayed for his New Year visit to his brother up to his birthday. I'll translate the account later, but he had a lot of visitors (the second picture shows one group of them)...




I must thank Lella for calling attention on her blog to the link on the blogsite Cantuale Antonianum to an Ignatius Press video done in 2011 to promote Mons. Georg's book My Brother, the Pope
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_9A6PEvzc&feature=player_embedded


I wasn't even aware the video existed - in which Mons. Georg answers questions posed to him in a 2008 interview, and he lets out bits of relevant information we didn't know before. The video provides running subtitles of the English translation of what he says, but you can also hear him very well. As we know from previous audio excerpts of him, the monsignor, like his brother, speaks fluidly off the cuff, with no er's or um's... Enjoy the video!
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