Posted in FINANCE Benedict XVI, Pope Whose Resignation Shook Catholics, Dies at 95 December 31, 2022 Benedict XVI, who shocked the world’s 1.2 billion followers of the Roman Catholic Church when he became the first pope to resign in almost six centuries, has died. He was 95. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-31/ap-newsalert-vatican-announces-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-died-saturday-at-9-34-a-m