Fox News' chief religion correspondent Lauren Green, who is covering the funeral Benedict XVI from the Vatican, reflects on her meeting the late pope emeritus.
Fox News chief religion correspondent Lauren Green has the latest from Rome, Italy, on 'Special Report.', I am reflecting on my one personal encounter with him. Realizing, too, that if he hadn't shocked the world in 2013 by resigning, I probably would never have had the opportunity to perform for him, let alone meet him. Now that he has died, I realize what an unbelievable opportunity it was, and how grateful I will always be. The photos tell only a portion of the story.
We were part of a small group of guests at the monsignor's modest home. My mother sat next to the monsignor, and although she spoke no German, and he no English, somehow they communicated, smiling often and even laughing. But then in February Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in six centuries to resign. With so much tumult in the Catholic Church, I was certain no 90th birthday concert would take place. How could it? The pope's brother would likely not want a celebration.
In less than two months my mother and I were in Rome for the concert. There were three performers on the program, an operatic tenor and a violinist, both from Germany, and me, the lone American and only woman. We each performed three pieces.
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