We spend our lives influenced by our early years

It has often been been wirtten and spoken about but it's worth noting. John Paul ll grew up in a world  controlled by Nazis and Communists and Benedict's childhood and youth was lived out under the Nazis, who controlled every aspect of German life.

Did the world of authoritarianism and slavish obedience influence the formative years of both popes?

And then the ripple effect of all the appointments both those men made?