Hope as a Theme of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's Life & Papacy | EWTN News Nightly

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Hope was a major theme of Pope Benedict's life and Papacy. The theological virtue will also be a hallmark of his legacy. In his 2007 encyclical "Saved by Hope," he wrote "We need the greater and lesser hopes that keep us going day by day. But these are not enough without the great hope which must surpass everything else. This great hope can only be God who encompasses the whole reality and who can bestow upon us what we by ourselves cannot attain." Theologian and ethicist Dr. Pia de Solenni, joins to discuss where she saw the theme of hope play out in Pope Benedict's life and whether that same theme crossed her mind at all as the world bid him farewell today. As is tradition, the Vatican recently published Pope Benedict's spiritual testament written about a year into his Papacy. In it, he asks for forgiveness from all those he wronged. He says, "Pray for me, so that the Lord, despite all my sins and insufficiencies, welcomes me into the eternal dwellings. To all those entrusted to me, day by day, my heartfelt prayer goes out." De Solenni shares her thoughts on those words and what they tell us about the former Pope as a person. She fills us in on what else she is following regarding Pope Benedict and his funeral. 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

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