Category: Pope Benedict XVI
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Five Years Ago Today, Pope Benedict Ended His Term
Five years ago today, February 28, 2013, was a very unique and emotional day in the history of the Roman Catholic Church – the day Pope Benedict XVI ended his term. At Whispers in the Loggia, Rocco has an well-done recap of the historic day, including videos. On the day Pope Benedict announced his resignation on…
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Benedict XVI on Approval of the Liturgical Reform
“I think for example that in the liturgical reform, things would have ended up differently…”
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A Christmas Visit to Benedict XVI
“He has the aura of a man who has drawn very close to God.”
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Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) on the First Session of Vatican II
“The liturgy schema created a spirit of optimism and permitted the progressive forces to get to working immediately.”
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Absolution Confusion
Many people are under the impression that the absolution by the priest actually absolves them from their sins.
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Painter of Pope Benedict’s Portrait Quarrels with Gänswein
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, secretary to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, tried to compel painter Michael Triegl to re-do his portrait of the pope which was commissioned by the Diocese of Regensburg, the Pforzheimer Zeitung reports. But the painter declined. Triegl’s comments, although they concern a memorial picture rather than liturgical art, raise issues that are important in…
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Is Summorum Pontificum Divisive?
On the danger of divisions in the Church because of wider use of the unreformed pre-Vatican II liturgy, Bergoglio was of a different mind than Pope Benedict.
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Milestones in Papal Ecumenism: Part Nine
The significance of a joint service, with both the Pope and the president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, Nikolas Schneider, jointly presiding and both giving the final blessing, in Erfurt should not be under estimated.
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Milestones in Papal Ecumenism: Part Eight
“It is the Lord’s commandment, but also the imperative of the present hour, to carry on dialogue with conviction at all levels of the Church’s life.”