POPE BENEDICT XVI
THE THREE ENCYCLICALS of Pope Benedict XVI
Dr . Robert Fastiggi
Pope Benedict XVI occupied the Chair of St . Peter from April 19 , 2005 , until his resignation on Feb . 28 , 2013 . During his time as Pope , he provided much wisdom in his general audiences , discourses , apostolic exhortations , letters , and homilies . His most significant papal writings , however , were his three encyclicals : Deus Caritas Est ( Dec . 25 , 2005 ), Spe Salvi ( Nov . 30 , 2007 ), and Caritas in Veritate ( June 29 , 2009 ).
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