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Benedict XVI told me, “See you in heaven — I’ll be waiting for you there”

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Grzegorz Polakiewicz z papieżem seniorem Benedyktem XVI
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Grzegorz Polakiewicz - published on 01/08/23
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On the day of the funeral in St. Peter's Square, I wanted to shout, "A saint has died! A saint has died!"

There are many people who could write much more than I can about their relationship with Pope Benedict XVI, such as his long-time friend Archbishop Alfons Nossol, Monsignor Pawel Ptasznik and even Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz. Dozens of requests for an interview came to me on the day Pope Benedict XVI died, which is why I’m making this memoir public. This is my personal testimony, that of an ordinary, simple boy who experienced the great grace of being close to, in my opinion, a saint.

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