YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Youngstown Bishop, The Most Rev. David Bonnar delivered a homily in honor of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI during a special mass on Wednesday.

The mass was held at the Cathedral of Saint Columba in Youngstown at 12:10 p.m.

Bishop Bonnar's homily delved into the life of Pope Benedict from his early life to his life with the Catholic Church. The homily said in part:

"A cursory look at [Pope Benedict's] life reveals some interesting items. He was born and baptized on the same day in Bavaria. This boy upon entering the world was given the name Joseph, perhaps foreshadowing to the life of humility he would be called to embrace."

"He had a brother who would also become a priest. He would enter the seminary at age 12. As a teenager, he was drafted, but eventually deserted to the army to continue his studies for the priesthood."

"He would be ordained a priest and become not only a professor of theology, but truly a gifted theologian with one of the best minds in modern history. He would attend four sessions of the Second Vatican Council."

"He would be ordained a bishop, become the prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and eventually be chosen Pope only to retire at age 85 to begin preparations for the final stage of his pilgrimage on Earth."

"Pope Emeritus was a prolific writer who established the first Catholic YouTube channel for the Vatican and was the first pope to post on Twitter. He oversaw the year of Saint Paul, a Year of Priests and a Year of Faith. There is so much more that could be said about this man."

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