Fr. Fessio On “Professor Ratzinger,” The Future Benedict XVI
By KEVIN J. JONES DENVER (CNA) — As a young priest, Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, studied theology under Joseph Ratzinger, who more than 30 years later would elected Pope Benedict XVI. Fessio went on to found the San Francisco-based Ignatius Press in 1978, the main publisher of Ratzinger’s works in the English language. Here, he speaks with Catholic News Agency about his memories of Pope Benedict XVI, who died on December 31.This interview has been edited for clarity and length.Fr. Fessio, could you please tell us how you came to study under Fr. Joseph Ratzinger?I did my theology studies as a young Jesuit in a foreign nation in France, in Fourvière, the Jesuit theologate there. I got to know Fr.…Continue Reading