(Reuters) – Following are reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict, who was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the post rather than rule for life: GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ ON TWITTER: “As a “German” #Pope, #BenedictXVI was a special church leader for many, not only in this country. The world is losing a formative figure of the Catholic Church, an argumentative personality and a clever theologian. My thoughts are with Pope Francis.” MARKUS SOEDER, PREMIER OF BENEDICT’S HOME STATE OF BAVARIA: “We mourn the death of our Bavarian Pope. The death of Benedict XVI touches me dee…