Traditionalist former pope Benedict XVI accuses opponents of wanting to "silence" him while associating gay marriage with "the Antichrist" and attacking "humanist ideologies" in a new authorized biography published today in Germany, according to the AFP (Agence France-Presse) website.
The 93-year-old, whose original name is Joseph Ratzinger, claims in "Benedict XVI--A Life" that he has fallen victim to a "malignant distortion of reality" in reactions to his interventions in theological debates.
"The spectacle of reactions coming from German theology is so misguided and ill-willed that I would prefer not to speak on it," he says.
The former pope -- who dramatically resigned in 2013 -- was especially criticized for a 2018 text that was seen as critical of the Jewish faith.
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