[AnAmericanMother]

He tried to resist, even seeking to flee, but it was all to no avail: In the end, he had to give in. It was the year 590.

Pope Benedict must feel a certain kinship with Gregory the Great. IIRC, he spoke of his election as an executioner's axe or guillotine that fell on him.

[ELS]

Pope Benedict must feel a certain kinship with Gregory the Great.

Good point. Perhaps in time Benedict XVI will also become a Doctor of the Church and merit "on the part of tradition the title magnus."