On 11 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. So why did Benedict, the most traditional pope of the modern era, do the most untraditional thing imaginable? In film and book, I tell the tale of an odd couple whose destinies converged and who influenced each other profoundly. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pope Francis and Pope Benedict at a Vatican celebration in 2016 of Benedict’s 65th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Why, for instance, should a celibate priest feel confident to lecture on sexual matters?

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2019 08:15 UTC