The future Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly greeting Pope Benedict XVI, April 5, 2008. / L'Osservatore RomanoWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 15:03 pm (CNA).Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday at age 95, major U.S.-based lay Catholic groups expressed their gratitude for the late pope's life and legacy, and for his support for their organizations' missions. Benedict died on Saturday at the age of 95. He served as pontiff from 2005 until 2013 when he became the first pope in nearly six centuries to resign.Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly, leader of the Connecticut-based Knights of Columbus, recalled on Saturday Benedict's "profound testimony to Jesus Christ" in his writing and teachings. The leader of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization, Kelly also thanked Benedict for his support of the sainthood cause of the Knights' founder, Blessed Michael McGiveny. "Today, with over 2 million brother Knights of Columbus...