AFP
November 26, 2010
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| A German (R) and an Italian copy of "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times" |
Pope Benedict XVI has made around five million euros (6.6 million dollars) from royalties on his books since he was elected pope in 2005, Vatican officials said on Friday.
Some 2.4 million euros of the proceeds will finance research on the pope's own theological teachings through a Vatican foundation in his name.
The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI foundation was set up earlier this year to "promote research and studies on the thinking of professor Joseph Ratzinger."
The rest of the money will go to charity, officials said.
A book of interviews with Benedict in which he talks candidly about issues including sexuality and child abuse was released this week and is selling fast.
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