Alex Dimminger (kneeling, in orange) was the youth delegate for the Diocese of East Anglia during Benedict XVI’s visit to the United Kingdom in 2010. On the steps of Westminster Cathedral, he greeted the Pope on behalf of the other young people from the Diocese.
If you only read the obituaries in some parts of the secular media, you could be forgiven for almost thinking that the late Pope Benedict XVI was some tyrannical ideologue filled with anger and venom. Indeed, back in 2010, ahead of his State Visit to the United Kingdom, it is hardly an exaggeration to say that many journalists and outlets would have had us believe that were so. What a stark contrast it was, therefore, for all of us when faced with the reality: here was a man who was softly spoken, had a smile that radiated the warmth and excitement of a child on Christmas morning, and who spoke only of love.
