Quick Facts

  • Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730.

  • Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew.

  • Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven.

  • Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.

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