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Quick Facts
- Pope Benedict XVI was elected pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected pope since Clement XII in 1730.
- Along with his native German, Benedict speaks fluent Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin. He can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew.
- Benedict plays the piano and has a preference for Mozart and Beethoven.
- Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to own an iPod.
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