Welcome Benedict XVI.com Visitors
If you're reading this page, you probably already know the story of the Florida man - Rogers Cadenhead - who registered the domain name BenedictXVI.com, long before the new Pope was announced and his name chosen.
Rogers registered this domain - along with several others - to prevent a pornographer or online casino from acquiring this domain name the minute the new Pope was named, and then using it in ways that would embarrass both the new Pope and the Catholic church.
What Rogers has done is really quite unique. Having correctly guessed the name of the new Pope, he could easily have profited - to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars - by simply selling this domain to the highest bidder.
Instead, Rogers has pledged to do nothing to profit from his ownership of this domain. Rather, he plans to transfer control of this domain to the Vatican as soon as he is able to contact them successfully.
And while Rogers waits to hear from the Vatican, as his way of reaching out to others, he's used the domain BenedictXVI.com to tell the world about Modest Needs, a unique non-profit organization reaching out to those persons whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten.
Rogers made this decision because he knows that at Modest Needs, we refuse to spend any of our very limited funding on advertising. By introducing the world to our work in this way, it was his hope that more people who need the type of assistance we are prepared to offer might find that assistance here.
And along the way, he hoped perhaps some of you would also consider supporting this work - which, by choice, and in keeping with our mission, is funded entirely by the kindness of private individuals.
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Understandably, Rogers has taken a little bit of flack for registering this domain name from persons who fear he'll use it to profit.
But I've spent a good bit of time talking to Rogers, and this much I can tell you: he's a good man with a good heart who acted as he did with the best of intentions.
Rogers simply didn't want this very important new domain to fall into unscrupulous hands. Thanks to his foresight, it hasn't - and it won't.
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Please note that Rogers Cadenhead is not affiliated with Modest Needs, and Modest Needs is not affiliated with any specific religious or political entity. But speaking for myself, as the founder of Modest Needs, I'd personally enjoy hearing your comments and questions about Modest Needs and would like to invite you to share them.
If you like, you can contact me directly by sending mail to keithmodestneeds.org
If you found this page because you were looking for more information about Pope Benedict XVI, please follow this link to the official website of The Vatican.
Clearly there is nothing fake from your end but there is alot of cases from the buyer ends in ebay
