"As a bishop, I was never political, but I always tried to make my presence felt among the people, standing with them and defending them when necessary. I always spoke to everyone because I felt strongly that whoever was in front of me was, before anything else, a human being."
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On the death of a bishop and truths about “the bishops” Crux
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Giovanni Benedetti
Giovanni Benedetti (12 March 1917 – 3 August 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Foligno.
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