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Today in the first public appearance of H.H. the Pope Benedict
XVI in a balcony it was still used the Coat of Arms of H.H the Pope John Paul II. This will probably
change in the next few days, when the new Pope would have its own
Coat of Arms.
Francisco Gregoric, 19 April 2005
be16h.jpg)
from <www.vatican.va>
The coat of arms of the new Pope, Benedict the XVI (Cardinal
Ratzinger of Germany) at <www.vatican.va>.
The Pope's Bio at <www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi>.
Zachary Harden, 19 April 2005
No, this is coat of arms only of cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger (see the web-site of Guy Selvester on <home.earthlink.net/ratzinger.jpg>).
New Pope HH Benedict XVI will have other coat of arms,
but, certainly, with the same shield, and with other external
ornaments.
Mikhail Revnivtsev, 19 April 2005
I did recognize the cardinal hat on the top of the coat of
arms and doubted it was/will be exactly the coat of arms of
Benedict XVI.
David Kendall, 20 April 2005
The arms of cardinal Ratzinger was designed and drawn by Claus
D. Bleisteiner, a heraldist from Gauting (near Munich) and
president of the local heraldical club "Wappenlöwe".
The Süddeutsche Zeitung had an article yesterday (thus before
the election) (19 Apr 2005, p. 39) on Bleisteiner, mentioning his
heraldic work for cardinal Ratzinger and three other cardinals
(Joachim Meisner, Karl Lehmann, Friedrich Wetter). The content of
the shield of Ratzinger's arms are explained by Bleisteiner as
follows: - the moor-heads (obviously) for the archbishopric
Munich-Freising, where Ratzinger was archbishop 1977-82 - the
bear from the Freising town arms - the shell as personal symbol,
meaning "every believer is a shell in the sea of god";
the shell refers to a legend of Augustinus, about whom Ratzinger
had written his doctoral thesis.
Marcus Schmöger, 20 April 2005
His arms as archbishop/cardinal incorporate the bear with pack
on its back from the arms of the city of Freising, the ancient
bishopric that is now the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, as
well as the city where young Joseph Ratzinger was educated and
ordained. The bear is the symbol of St. Corbinian,
patron and refounder of the Freising episcopal see (8th century).
Cardinal Ratzinger explained it as symbolizing carrying the
burdens of the Lord.
Joe McMillan, 21 April 2005
