At least in American English, we'd say "Pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned" or "The pope resigned" but never "The pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned."
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This question relates to:French lesson "Ordinal vs Cardinal numbers - Differences between French and English usages"
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The Pope
At least in American English, we'd say "Pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned" or "The pope resigned" but never "The pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned."
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