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Let’s look at some query strings by which people have stumbled upon this site, just before class begins, shall we?

• Many queries lately have regarded the installation of, and Protestant opinions on, Pope Benedict XVI (16th). You have this protestant’s opinion already. Other queries have regarded the meaning of the name “Benedict.” Simply, it is a truncation of the Latin “benedictus,” which is the same word in Hebrew transliterated “baruch.” Both mean “blessed,” and both may be used as peoples’ names (in fact, Baruch is very common in Israel).
• “Communion” is defined as everything from “sharing thoughts and feelings” to the act of participating in the Eucharist at a Mass or other church service. What I believe it connotes is a deep, perhaps paralingual connection between two or more parties.

More later; be well!

Let’s look at some query strings by which people have stumbled upon this site, just before class begins, shall we?

• Many queries lately have regarded the installation of, and Protestant opinions on, Pope Benedict XVI (16th). You have this protestant’s opinion already. Other queries have regarded the meaning of the name “Benedict.” Simply, it is a truncation of the Latin “benedictus,” which is the same word in Hebrew transliterated “baruch.” Both mean “blessed,” and both may be used as peoples’ names (in fact, Baruch is very common in Israel).
• “Communion” is defined as everything from “sharing thoughts and feelings” to the act of participating in the Eucharist at a Mass or other church service. What I believe it connotes is a deep, perhaps paralingual connection between two or more parties.

More later; be well!