I'm Catholic too, and part of the reason why I would hesitate to use
Benedict is that I don't want people to think that he was named after the Pope, especially since one of my favorite combos is
John Paul which honors my father and grandfather.
I like a lot of your suggestions. Namely the following list.
Benedict FordJames BenedictQuinn BenedictBenedict Sawyer /
Sawyer BenedictBenedict ScottBenedict Shane /
Shane BenedictWade BenedictBenedict York
Elias BenedictIan BenedictKurt Benedict (unfortunately
Kurt is my brother's name, and though I love him, I don't want to honor him)
Luke Benedict (same only
Luke is my cousin's name)