Francesco Cesareo, president of Assumption College in Worcester, met Pope Benedict XVI six years ago and found him "very warm, very friendly," in contrast to his public image.
Spiritual Life
On closer look, a more complex pope
Francesco Cesareo, president of Assumption College in Worcester, met Pope Benedict XVI six years ago and found him "very warm, very friendly," in contrast to his public image.
When the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, considered theologically conservative, became Pope Benedict XVI, some liberal critics expected a virtual return to the Middle Ages for the Catholic Church. (Full article: 821 words)
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