Retired Pope Benedict XVI is seen in a file photo strolling in a garden in Bressanone, Italy, with his brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger. Msgr. Ratzinger, 96, who died July 1, 2020. RECOWA-CERAO COMMISERATES WITH THE RATZINGER FAMILY AND THE HOLY FATHER IN PARTICULAR.
Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, en poste à Munich en Allemagne, a déclaré dans cette nouvelle que le dernier frère de Benoît XVI, Georg Ratzinger, est décédé. Georg Ratzinger, frère aîné du pape émérite Benoît XVI, est décédé à 96 ans des suites d’une longue maladie. Cette nouvelle soudaine qui est venue quelques jours après la visite du pape émérite à son frère a surpris le monde entier. L’AGENCE DE PRESSE RECOWACERAO, RECONA, rapporte que les catholiques du monde entier pleurent le décès de Mgr Georg Ratzinger (15 janvier 1924 – 1er juillet 2020), frère du pape émérite Benoît XVI, décédé hier. Monseigneur Ratzinger était un prêtre catholique allemand et musicien, connu pour son travail en tant que chef d’orchestre du Regensburger Domspatzen, le choeur de la cathédrale de Ratisbonne, en Allemagne. Il était le frère aîné du pape émérite Benoît XVI (Joseph Ratzinger). Son grand-oncle était le politicien allemand Georg Ratzinger.
Ratzinger est né à Pleiskirchen, en Bavière, de Joseph Ratzinger, un policier, et de Maria Ratzinger, née Peintner. Il a un frère cadet, Joseph (le pape émérite Benoît XVI), et une sœur, Maria. Au début de sa vie, il a fait preuve de talent musical, jouant de l’orgue d’église dès l’âge de 11 ans. En 1935, il entra au petit séminaire de Traunstein et y reçut une formation musicale professionnelle. En 1941, il rencontre pour la première fois le chœur du Regensburger Domspatzen, qu’il dirigera plus tard lors de leur représentation à Salzbourg à l’occasion du 150e anniversaire de la mort de Mozart.
À l’été 1942, Georg Ratzinger fut affecté au Reichsarbeitsdienst pour servir l’Allemagne nazie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et le même automne à la Wehrmacht allemande. Le 12 juin 1944, il a reçu une balle dans le bras lors d’un échange de coups de feu à Bolsena, en Italie. À la fin de la guerre, il était prisonnier de guerre de l’armée américaine dans les environs de Naples, mais a été libéré et est arrivé au domicile en juillet 1945.
En janvier 1946, lui et son frère Joseph entrent au séminaire de l’archidiocèse de Freising et étudient pour le sacerdoce. Parallèlement, il poursuit ses études musicales. Georg et Joseph ont été ordonnés prêtres en 1951 par le cardinal Michael von Faulhaber. Par la suite, Georg a étudié la musique religieuse à Munich, tout en occupant différentes fonctions sacerdotales pour le diocèse.
Il a terminé ses études en 1957 et est devenu directeur de choeur dans sa paroisse d’origine à Traunstein. En février 1964, il fut nommé directeur musical, Domkapellmeister, à la cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Ratisbonne, devenant ainsi le chef de chœur du chœur de la cathédrale, le Regensburger Domspatzen. En tant que directeur de cette chorale de garçons et d’hommes, Ratzinger a supervisé l’enregistrement de nombreuses pièces (par exemple JS Bach : Christmas Oratorio and motets, H. Schütz: Psalmen Davids), des tournées de concerts (entre autres aux États-Unis, en Scandinavie, au Canada, à Taiwan, Japon, Irlande, Pologne, Hongrie et Vatican; et une tournée en Allemagne chaque année), et les activités liturgiques du chœur. En 1976, le chœur a célébré son 1 000e anniversaire.
En 1977, Ratzinger dirigea le Domspatzen lors de la consécration de son frère Joseph comme archevêque de Munich et Freising. Ils ont chanté en l’honneur de la reine Elizabeth II lors de sa visite d’État en 1978 et lors de la visite du pape Jean-Paul II à Munich en 1980; ils ont également donné un concert pour les invités d’État au sommet de l’OTAN en 1982 sous les auspices du président allemand de l’époque, Karl Carstens.
Ratzinger a pris sa retraite de son poste de directeur de la chorale en 1994 et est chanoine à Ratisbonne depuis le 25 janvier 2009. En 2005, lors d’une visite à son frère à Rome, des symptômes d’insuffisance cardiaque et d’arythmie ont conduit à une brève admission à l’Agostino Polyclinique de l’Université Gemelli.
Le 29 juin 2011, Ratzinger a célébré ses soixante ans en tant que prêtre et a accordé une interview sur le sujet, au cours de laquelle il a noté que lors de la cérémonie d’ordination, “Mon frère était le deuxième au plus jeune, même s’il y en avait qui étaient plus âgés”. Il a également noté que “j’ai l’étole et la soutane de ce jour”. Il a célébré son 90e anniversaire (15 janvier 2014) avec Benoît XVI au Vatican. Sa fête d’anniversaire a été organisée par Michael Hesemann et les invités comprenaient la journaliste américaine Lauren Green, qui jouait du piano, le violoniste Baptiste Pawlik, l’écrivain anglo-argentin Molly Maria Hamilton-Baillie, Georg Gänswein et Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Les célébrations comprenaient une lettre personnelle écrite par Maria Elena Bergoglio à Ratzinger.
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O correspondente da agência de notícias RECOWACERAO, RECONA, estacionado em Munique na Alemanha, registrou nesta notícia que o último irmão restante de Bento XVI, Georg Ratzinger, morreu. Georg Ratzinger, irmão mais velho do papa emérito Bento XVI, morreu aos 96 anos após uma prolongada doença. A notícia repentina que veio alguns dias após a visita do papa Emérito ao irmão surpreendeu o mundo inteiro. A Agência de Notícias RECOWACERAO, RECONA, relata que católicos em todo o mundo estão de luto pela morte de Monsenhor Georg Ratzinger (15 de janeiro de 1924 – 1 de julho de 2020), irmão do Papa Emérito Bento XVI, falecido ontem. Monsenhor Ratzinger era um padre e músico católico alemão, conhecido por seu trabalho como maestro do Regensburger Domspatzen, o coro da catedral de Regensburg, na Alemanha. Ele era o irmão mais velho do Papa emérito Bento XVI (Joseph Ratzinger). Seu tio-avô era o político alemão Georg Ratzinger.
Ratzinger nasceu em Pleiskirchen, Baviera, filho de Joseph Ratzinger, policial, e Maria Ratzinger, née Peintner. Ele tem um irmão mais novo, Joseph (Papa Emérito Bento XVI), e uma irmã, Maria. No início de sua vida, ele demonstrou talento musical, tocando o órgão da igreja aos 11 anos. Em 1935, ele entrou no seminário menor em Traunstein e teve instrução musical profissional lá. Em 1941, ele encontrou pela primeira vez o coro do Regensburger Domspatzen, que mais tarde dirigia quando eles se apresentavam em Salzburgo por ocasião do 150º aniversário da morte de Mozart.
No verão de 1942, Georg Ratzinger foi convocado para o Reichsarbeitsdienst para servir a Alemanha nazista na Segunda Guerra Mundial, e no mesmo outono para a Wehrmacht alemã. Em 12 de junho de 1944, ele foi baleado no braço durante um tiroteio em Bolsena, Itália. No final da guerra, ele era prisioneiro de guerra do Exército dos EUA nas proximidades de Nápoles, mas foi libertado e chegou em casa em julho de 1945.
Em janeiro de 1946, ele e seu irmão Joseph entraram no seminário da arquidiocese de Freising e estudaram para o sacerdócio. Ao mesmo tempo, ele continuou seus estudos musicais. Georg e Joseph foram ordenados sacerdotes em 1951 pelo cardeal Michael von Faulhaber. Mais tarde, Georg estudou música da Igreja em Munique, enquanto exercia diferentes funções sacerdotais na diocese.
Concluiu os estudos em 1957 e tornou-se diretor de coro em sua paróquia em Traunstein. Em fevereiro de 1964, ele foi nomeado diretor musical, Domkapellmeister, na Catedral de St. Peters, em Regensburg, tornando-se assim o mestre de coro do coro da catedral, o Regensburger Domspatzen. Como diretor desse coro masculino e masculino, Ratzinger supervisionou a gravação de várias peças (por exemplo, JS Bach: Christmas Oratorio and motets, H. Schütz: Psalmen Davids), turnês de concertos (entre outras para os EUA, Escandinávia, Canadá, Taiwan, Japão, Irlanda, Polônia, Hungria e Vaticano; e uma turnê pela Alemanha todos os anos) e as atividades litúrgicas do coro. Em 1976, o coro comemorou seu milésimo aniversário.
Em 1977, Ratzinger conduziu o Domspatzen na consagração de seu irmão Joseph como arcebispo de Munique e Freising. Eles cantaram em homenagem à rainha Elizabeth II em sua visita de estado em 1978 e na visita do papa João Paulo II a Munique em 1980; eles também fizeram um concerto para os convidados do estado na cúpula da Otan em 1982, sob os auspícios do então presidente alemão Karl Carstens.
Ratzinger se aposentou do cargo de diretor do coral em 1994 e é cânone em Regensburg desde 25 de janeiro de 2009. Em 2005, durante uma visita a seu irmão em Roma, sintomas de insuficiência cardíaca e arritmia levaram a uma breve admissão no Agostino Policlínica da Universidade Gemelli.
Em 29 de junho de 2011, Ratzinger comemorou sessenta anos como sacerdote e deu uma entrevista sobre o assunto, durante o qual observou que, durante a cerimônia de ordenação, “meu irmão era o segundo mais novo, embora houvesse alguns que eram mais velhos”. Ele também observou que “eu tenho a estola e a batina daquele dia”. Ele comemorou seu 90º aniversário (15 de janeiro de 2014) com Bento XVI no Vaticano. Sua festa de aniversário foi organizada por Michael Hesemann e os convidados incluíram a jornalista americana Lauren Green, que tocou piano, a violinista Baptiste Pawlik, a escritora inglês-argentina Molly Maria Hamilton-Baillie, Georg Gänswein e Gerhard Ludwig Müller. As celebrações incluíram uma carta pessoal escrita por Maria Elena Bergoglio a Ratzinger.
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The correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, stationed in Munich Germany filed in this news that Benedict XVI’s last remaining sibling, Georg Ratzinger, has died. Georg Ratzinger, elder brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, has died at 96 after a protracted illness. This sudden news that came a few days after the visit of Pope Emeritus to his brother surprised the entire world. RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, reports that Catholics around the world are mourning the passing of Monsignor Georg Ratzinger (15 January 1924 – 1 July 2020), brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who passed away yesterday. Monsignor Ratzinger was a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg, Germany. He was the elder brother of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger). His grand-uncle was the German politician Georg Ratzinger.
Ratzinger was born in Pleiskirchen, Bavaria to Joseph Ratzinger, a police officer, and Maria Ratzinger, née Peintner. He has a younger brother, Joseph (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), and a sister, Maria. Early in his life, he showed musical talent, playing the church organ already at the age of 11. In 1935 he entered the minor seminary in Traunstein and had professional musical instruction there. In 1941 he encountered for the first time the choir of the Regensburger Domspatzen, which he would later direct when they performed in Salzburg on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Mozart’s death.
In summer 1942 Georg Ratzinger was drafted to the Reichsarbeitsdienst to serve Nazi Germany in World War II, and the same autumn to the German Wehrmacht. On June 12, 1944, he was shot through the arm during a firefight in Bolsena, Italy. At the end of the war, he was a prisoner of war of the U.S. Army in the vicinity of Naples, but was released, and arrived at the home in July 1945.
In January 1946, he and his brother Joseph entered the seminary of the archdiocese of and Freising to study for the priesthood. At the same time, he pursued his musical studies. Georg and Joseph were ordained priests in 1951 by Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber. Afterward, Georg studied Church music in Munich, while serving in different priestly functions for the diocese.
He completed his studies in 1957 and became a chorus director in his home parish in Traunstein. In February 1964 he was made musical director, Domkapellmeister, at St. Peters Cathedral in Regensburg, thereby becoming the chorus master of the cathedral choir, the Regensburger Domspatzen. As director of this boys’ and men’s choir, Ratzinger oversaw the recording of numerous pieces (e.g. J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio and motets, H. Schütz: Psalmen Davids), concert tours (among others to the U.S., Scandinavia, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, and the Vatican; and a tour of Germany every year), and the liturgical activities of the choir. In 1976 the choir celebrated its 1,000th anniversary.
In 1977 Ratzinger conducted the Domspatzen at his brother Joseph’s consecration as Archbishop of Munich and Freising. They sang in honor of Queen Elizabeth II at her state visit in 1978, and at Pope John Paul II’s visit to Munich in 1980; they also gave a concert for the state guests at the NATO summit in 1982 under the auspices of the then German president Karl Carstens.
Ratzinger retired from his position as director of the choir in 1994 and has been a canon in Regensburg since 25 January 2009. In 2005, during a visit to his brother in Rome, symptoms of heart failure and arrhythmia led to a brief admission at the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic.
On 29 June 2011 Ratzinger celebrated sixty years as a priest and gave an interview on the topic, during which he noted that during the ordination ceremony, “My brother was the second to youngest, though there were some who were older.” He also noted that “I have the stole and the cassock from that day”. He celebrated his 90th birthday (15 January 2014) with Benedict XVI in the Vatican. His birthday party was organized by Michael Hesemann and the guests included American journalist Lauren Green, who played the piano, violinist Baptiste Pawlik, English-Argentinian writer Molly Maria Hamilton-Baillie, Georg Gänswein, and Gerhard Ludwig Müller. The celebrations included a personal letter written by Maria Elena Bergoglio to Ratzinger.
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