pope benedict xvi

I'm writing an article (a series, I suppose) for The Omen, which is my college's uncensored magazine, and of course I'm making fun of the pope. (It's been encouraged to test the bounds of "uncensored". So far, so good.) Anyway, so I decided to do a bit of reading on ol' popey so that I can adequately satirize him, and I realize after a while, "wow. He really was meant to be religious." I mean, I feel that it is something that he actually does need, and it's certainly helped him throughout life, and I respect that, in the same sense that I respect religion for helping give grieving loved ones the strength and faith to cope with the loss of a relative/friend/spouse.
So Benny actually had a lot going on in WWII. He was forced to help the Nazi regime as he was drafted, but he refused to attend meetings. He never supported them, but was forced to, to some degree. He was even held POW for a few months. All this kinda makes me think "Oh hey, I think that was a good idea for him." Religion was probably the one thing that kept him going through all that. Plus, I respect that his father was vehemently against the Nazi regime because it went against Catholic morals. Good job, Catholics. He's a tough hardy guy. Not that I agree with any of his politics (I stand by that whole love all theory), but we're allowed to have our differences.