Bishop Barron on Pope Benedict XVI & His Interest in the New Evangelization | EWTN News Nightly

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Some called Pope Benedict "a man at odds with the modern world..." The small details of his life tell a different story. He was the first Pope to use Twitter, a tireless advocate for the respect and dignity of women and a champion of the new evangelization. Bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Bishop Robert Barron, joins to share his thoughts as we say goodbye to one of the great minds and leaders of the Church. Pope Benedict had a keen interest in the new evangelization and in spreading the message of the Gospel to the ends of the Earth. He got Twitter in his 80s. For all the talk of him as an older Pope, a man set in his ways, Bishop Barron discusses what these early efforts suggest to him about the late Pope. Earlier this week, Bishop Barron called Vatican II one of the central events of Pope Benedict's life. He explains why that is and whether it strikes him that the Pope was a relatively young man at that point in his life engaging in such an important event in the Church. Bishop Barron fills us in on any final thoughts. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf