
St. Benedict
Catholic Saints
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Joseph Rassinger was a very prayerful, thoughtful scholar. He's probably point over thinking about the life of Benedict. So that whole week before John Paul dies, he's got Benedict in mind. And then John Paul dies. It gives the homily at Saint John Paul II's funeral. Then to his surprise, he's elected by his fellow Cardinals to be the next Pope. and then he has to come up with a name and he comes up with Benedict. I think he actually did have Pope, Pope, the 15th in mind as well.
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