Cardinal Timothy Dolan reflects on the life and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ahead of his funeral mass Thursday in Vatican City.
He joined CBS News New York by Zoom, saying Pope Benedict was an influential voice at the Vatican long before his papacy began. New York religious leaders remember Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's intellect,"real and genuine service"
"He was such an influential, towering figure, because of his intellectual wattage. Heck, when I was 22 years old and a seminarian here, we were reading his books," Dolan said."He was a priest back then, and he was already renowned. Then of course, when he became pope, the world got to see that radiant scholarship."In:
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