The World Over November 30, 2023 | Life with Benedict XVI: Abp. Georg Gänswein with Raymond Arroyo

Dec 1, 2023 | Abp*. Georg Gänswein discusses his new book, Who Believes Is Not Alone: My Life Beside Benedict XVI. He talks about working as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary, Benedict XVI's decision to resign and much more.

* Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate

Bilder des Papst-Vertrauten Georg Gänswein

Zur Bildergalerie » | Südkurier.de | Dienstag, 05. Juni 2012

Gänswein: Verzerrtes Papstbild in Medien
KATHWEB: Papstsekretär präsentierte im Münchner Presseclub sein Buch zum 85. Geburtstag Joseph Ratzingers

München, (KAP) Der Privatsekretär des Papstes, Prälat Georg Gänswein, hat Teile der Medienberichterstattung über Benedikt XVI. kritisiert. Das Bild, das in einigen Medien früher von Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger und heute von Benedikt XVI. entworfen werde, sei in großem Maße eine "Verzeichnung", sagte Gänswein am Donnerstagabend im Münchner Presseclub bei der Präsentation seines Buches "Benedikt XVI. - Prominente über den Papst", das zum bevorstehenden 85. Geburtstag Joseph Ratzingers erschienen ist.

Gänswein erinnerte an den Skandal um den Holocaustleugner und Traditionalistenbischof Richard Williamson, dessen Exkommunikation der Papst im Jänner [Januar] 2009 aufgehoben hatte, ohne seine politischen Äußerungen zu kennen. Damals sei der Grad der Verzeichnung deutlich geworden. Neben der deutschsprachigen Presse habe seither vor allem die englischsprachige Presse im massiver Weise ein negatives Papstbild gepflegt. Er richte deshalb an die Medien die Bitte, diese Verzeichnung nach Möglichkeit zu korrigieren, so der aus Baden-Württemberg stammende Papstsekretär.

Wer die Worte des Papstes kenne und dann später lese, was veröffentlicht werde, frage sich bisweilen, ob er "im falschen Film sitze", erklärte Gänswein und widersprach Berichten, dass dem Papst negative Nachrichten vorenthalten würden. Benedikt XVI. werde informiert über Erfreuliches und weniger Erfreuliches, unter anderem über einen täglichen Pressespiegel. Er habe gelernt, mit Kritik umzugehen, wisse diese einzuordnen und nehme berechtigte Kritik auch an. » | Katholische Presseagentur Österreich | Freitag, 16. März 2012

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Pope Visit: 'Gorgeous' Georg Gänswein, the Pope's Right-hand Man
THE TELEGRAPH: Georg Gänswein - or Gorgeous George - brings an unlikely touch of sex appeal and glamour to the Pope's visit to the UK.

Georg Gänswein has been compared by the Italian edition of Vanity Fair to George Clooney. Photo: Google Images
Father Gänswein, Benedict XVI's personal secretary, has earned his nickname because of his square jaw, tousled blonde hair and tall, athletic frame.

Known to Italians as “Bel Giorgio”, the well-preserved 54-year-old has been compared by the Italian edition of Vanity Fair to George Clooney, while English-speaking Vatican observers have dubbed him the “Hugh Grant of the Holy See”.

Italian gossip magazines have run breathless articles alongside paparazzi photographs of him playing tennis in his whites.

As a keen skier and qualified pilot, he lends a rare man-of-action image to the often stuffy, staid world of the Vatican hierarchy. He will be at the side of the 83-year-old pontiff throughout the four day trip to London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, making sure he has the right speech to deliver, handing him his spectacles, ensuring his personal welfare and fussing over his appearance.

During Benedict’s trip to Malta in April, Father Gänswein made sure the Pope was comfortable in his white, bullet-proof Popemobile as he was driven among cheering crowds and prevented his cream-coloured cape and cassock from flapping around his face during a windy boat tour of Valletta Harbour.

“He is the bridge between the Pope and the world,” said Jack Valero, a spokesman for the Catholic Church in England and Wales who is closely involved in this week’s visit.

“Whatever the Pope needs, he will get it. He’s very good looking – straight out of central casting.” >>> Nick Squires in Rome | Thursday, September 16, 2010

THE GUARDIAN: Georg Gänswein: the man behind the pope: John Hooper profiles the papal secretary whose looks have been compared with those of George Clooney and Hugh Grant >>> John Hooper | Thursday, September 16, 2010

Msgr. Georg Gänswein - über Schönheit


Georg Gänswein feierte Jubileum

The Islamization of Europe a Real Concern for the Vatican

Georg Gänswein, the urbane Private Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI

DAILY EXPRESS: POPE Benedict XVI’s private secretary has warned of the 'Islamisation' of Europe and demanded that the Continent’s Christian roots not to be ignored.

"Attempts to Islamise the west cannot be denied," Monsignor Georg Gaenswein was quoted as saying in a copy of the weekly Sueddeutsche Magazine published today.


"The danger for the identity of Europe that is connected with it should not be ignored out of a wrongly understood respectfulness," the magazine quoted him as saying.

Gaenswein also defended a speech Pope Benedict gave in Regensburg, Germany, last year linking Islam and violence, saying it was an attempt by the Pontiff to "act against a certain naivety."


In the interview with the respected German weekly, Gaenswein confirmed that the Pope wrote his own speeches and that the remarks had not been edited.

He said: "I believe that the speech from Regensburg, as it was held, is prophetic."

Asked if the idea of a serious dialogue with Islam that exists in the real world was naive, given that it was a religion where human rights were trampled under foot, he said: "Attempts to Islamize the West cannot be denied.

"The danger for the identity of Europe that is connected with it should not be ignored out of a wrongly understood respectfulness. Vatican warns of Islamisation of Europe (more) By Emma Bamford

Mark Alexander