Deletion of Joseph Ratzinger, Sr. (2nd nomination)

Comment: I have serious concerns that "notability isn't inherited" is a bit idealistic and doesn't reflect reality. If you actually look at  it appears to have started as a "we sortof don't think this is a good argument to use" and then morphed into "this is policy" by means of .   The truth is that individuals connected to ''Highly notable individuals'' do acquire some notability (and especially academic interest) by association.  The testament to this is that there are articles in the encyclopedia on these people in existence.  (I could for example nominate Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare), to prove a ).  The deletion argument should that Pope Ben 16 isn't notable enough that a close relative of his would acquire notability
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:NOTINHERITED||WP:CREEP||WP:POINT)