Cardinal Ratzinger chose this name to honor a peace-seeking pope, not the IXth, who sold the papacy
The handwriting of the papal master of ceremonies Monsignor ... "Even if the 
Pope does not sing and can't kneel down, this is not to say ..... Francis of Assisi (
1181/82- 1226), for whom he chose his name, ... Labels: Religion of Peace ... 
Communion: General Principles Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Prefect,... [DOC] [TLE] "Canon Law" at St. Peter's List [PAR] In honor of Pope Benedict XVI's recent announcement of his resignation, we here 
at ... Canon law pertaining to papal resignation didn't exist until AD 1294.