The Legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI | EWTN News Nightly

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Long before he was a Pope, a cardinal or an archbishop, the late Pontiff Benedict XVI was simply Father Joseph. Even as he rose to the top ranks of the Church and unfurled many of the great moral and theological teachings of our day, he remained an ever-approachable priest. Author of the book "Father Benedict: The Spiritual and Intellectual Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI," James Day, joins to tell us about the late Pope's desire to go by Father Benedict at some point in his life. He lived through a lot of dark chapters: World War II, Nazi Germany, the sexual abuse crisis in the Church, but always with a gaze fixed on God and His beauty and love. Day talks about that and the lesson that's there for all of us. Some say the Papacy was something Pope Benedict never really aspired to. Day shares what Pope Benedict's reaction was to becoming Pope and all the media fanfare and attention that went along with that. Day fills us in on what inspired him to write Benedict's biography back in 2016. 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