Immediately after his resignation, Benedict will spend some time at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking Lake Albano in the hills south of Rome where he has spent his summer vacations reading and writing.

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My favorite memory of him: the night I hosted a book party in his honor (his prolific output, all banged out on typewriter, made this a frequent occurrence), when he dragged in his co-author, Captain Lou Albano, and a passel of other pro wrestlers, for a night of rowdiness and grappling stories.

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