Pope Francis presides over the first Vespers and the ‘Te Deum’ in St. Peter’s Basilica Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
By Arthur I. Cyr Special to the Herald Democrat “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth…,” is a useful starting place…
