NEW YORK — Former Pope Benedict XVI was remembered around the world and across the city’s Catholic faithful Saturday as a low-key luminary, steadfast servant and beacon of interfaith dialogue following his death at age 95.
“He will be remembered as a renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church, guided by his principles and faith,” said a statement from President Joe Biden, a practicing Catholic. “May his focus on the ministry of charity continue to be an inspiration to us all.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic, recalled in a statement how she was often moved by Benedict’s teachings, describing him as a “global leader whose devotion, scholarship and hopeful message stirred the hearts of people of all faiths.”
