Where did Pope Benedict XVI make his first visit as Pope?
Pope Benedict XVI and Islam Pope Benedict XVI and Islam During his papal tenure, Pope Benedict XVI focused on building on the outreach of his predecessors towards Islam, particularly, the efforts of Pope John Paul II, who experts say has established trust and opened opportunities for dialogue with Muslims. One of the important milestones in the Pope's efforts included a religious and peaceful initiative called A Common Word. This was provoked by an ill-conceived 2006 lecture he delivered at a university in Regensburg, Germany, which prompted Muslim leaders to gather and make overtures to their Christian and Jewish counterparts. Later on, Pope Benedict pursued key
Pope Benedict XVI Stefan Oster of Benedict XVI with a black eye; the bishop and author Peter Seewald visited the former pope on 26 October since the pair were presenting Benedict XVI with the new book "Benedict XVI – The German Pope" which the Passau diocese created. The former pope suffered the hematoma earlier after having slipped. The official style of the former Pope in English is "His Holiness Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff Emeritus" or "Pope Emeritus". Less formally he is referred to as Emeritus Pope or Roman Pontifex Emeritus. As Pope, his rarely used full title was:His Holiness Benedict XVI, Bishop of