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Georg Ratzinger

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (January 15, 1924-July 1, 2020)
    Born in Pleiskirchen, Germany
    Catholic priest
    Director of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir (1964-94)
    Older brother of Pope Benedict XVI

Why he might be annoying:

    He served in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
    He admitted to slapping choir students in the face.
    He admitted to being aware of allegations of physical abuse at the school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He showed musical talent at an early age, playing the organ in church at age 11.
    He denied knowing about sexual abuse at the choir (which apparently preceded his tenure as director).
    He said he had a 'bad conscience' about slapping students and was relieved when corporal punishment was forbidden in 1980. (Although if his conscience was bothering him so much, why couldn't he stop slapping people on his own without the need for an official ban?)

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 104 Votes: 47.12% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 93.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying