Àdàkọ:Roman Catholicism Pope Benedict XVI (Látìnì: Benedictus PP. XVI; Ítálì: [Benedetto XVI] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Jẹ́mánì: [Benedikt XVI.] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help); abiso Joseph Alois Ratzinger ni 16 April 1927) ni Popu tele. The precise number of popes has been a matter for scholarly debate for centuries. John A. Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary (1980) lists Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) as 264th Pope, making Benedict XVI the 265th.