 My belief is that he didn't want to be Pope. You know the good thing about holy men is they're not seeking power He took on the burden of the papacy and I did a great job for the period that he was Pope He was Saint John Paul the second's right-hand man for 20 years They deterred them together were dynamic duo and they turned the tide Against the liberals and the modernists in the church during Saint John Paul the second's reign and then during the time that Pope Benedict was Pope he did wonderful things for the restoration of tradition