Joseph Ratzinger
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Joseph Ratzinger, perhaps better known as Pope Benedict XVI, is one of the best-known theologians since the 1960s, and a prolific author, he is viewed as a staunch defender and steadfast advocate of Catholic traditional doctrine and moral values and their importance in the survival of humanity. As a renowned theologian, he is considered to be conservative and a close ally and friend of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. He served as a professor at various German universities, and was a theological expert at the Second Vatican Council before becoming Archbishop of Munich and Freising and Cardinal.
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1 [Homosexuality] is a more or less strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil; and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder. (src)
2 (...) the intrinsic evil of homosexual activity. (src)
