Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI (; ; ; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; ; 16 April 1927) served as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. The Vatican announced his withdrawal by bestowing him the title Pope Emeritus shortly after his resignation. Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger had established himself as a highly regarded university theologian by the late 1950s and was
What Is Life Lune ..." A version by Shawn Mullins was released as a single in 1999 and plays over the closing credits of the Adam Sandler movie "Big Daddy" (1999). Following Harrison's death, Japanese band the Collectors contributed a recording of "What Is Life" to the "Gentle Guitar Dreams" tribute album, released in May 2002. Classical guitarist Joseph Breznikar recorded a version of the song for his 2003 tribute album "George Harrison Remembered: A Touch of Class". In November 2004, Neal Morse released his recording of "What Is Life" on the special-edition version of his album "One". Les Fradkin included a cover