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To: Aquinasfan

Dear Aquinasfan,

Nice post.

I wonder why our Holy Father chose the name Benedict?


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2,021 posted on 04/19/2005 11:07:18 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: sitetest
I wonder why our Holy Father chose the name Benedict?

I heard or read here or somewhere that St. Benedict protected the Church in a time of crisis. Don't know any more than that, except that it's the second or third most chosen papal name, next to John and Gregory.

2,059 posted on 04/19/2005 11:12:25 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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