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German soccer star credits Benedict:<\/a><\/p>\n

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German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has told the Munich newspaper Abendzeitung<\/em> that his October 2005 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI (bio<\/a> – news<\/a>) was \u201cthe most important experience\u201d of his life. <\/p>\n

As chairman of the German committee organizing the 2006 World Cup competition, Beckenbauer met with the Holy Father at the Vatican in October 2005. The encounter made a deep impression on the German athlete, and after the Pope\u2019s trip to Bavaria in 2006, Beckenbauer began to immerse himself in the Pope\u2019s writings. As a result of his reading, Beckenbauer returned to the active practice of his faith. <\/p>\n

\u201cBenedict XVI leads people to the Church,\u201d Beckenbauer told Abendzeitung<\/em>, \u201cand I myself am the best example of that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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