Benedict XVI kept a diary throughout his papacy but plans to destroy it, according to an Italian newspaper. The retired pope apparently revealed that he kept the diary in a new book-length interview to be published in September.
The book, called Letzten Gespräche (“The Last Conversations”), follows the format of previous book-length interviews Light of the World and Salt of the Earth and shares the same German author, Peter Seewald.
The Corriere della Sera newspaper, which has acquired the rights to publish excerpts of the book in Italy, published a preview last week. According to the article, the Pope Emeritus said he planned to destroy his diary even though he realised it would be a “golden opportunity” for historians.
