Luce del mondo. Il papa, la Chiesa e i segni dei tempi. Una conversazione con Peter Seewald

Leído porque me quedó debiendo el libro anterior que leí sobre el debate entre el entonces cardenal Joseph Ratzinger y el filósofo ateo Paolo Flores D'Arcais. Quise saber más del pensamiento de Ratzinger, cosa en la que ya estaba interesada desde hace un buen tiempo. Esta entrevista es un buen punto Leggi tutto

I have sometimes wondered as a convert what it would be like to have been a cradle Catholic and to have studied and lived the faith throughout my life. To have fully interiorized the faith. Oh and If I were a lot more intelligent I would get a idea of this what this would be like by the Pope’s lates Leggi tutto

You've got to love an interviewee, who, when asked if he still believed what he believed as a child, gives this answer: I would say: Simplicity is truth--and truth is simple. Our problem is that we no longer see the forest for the trees; that for all our knowledge, we have lost the path to wisdom. Th Leggi tutto

This is an excellent view of one of the most astute theologians of the 20th century. It reveals a face of Pope Benedict the media often ignores, that of a caring pastor

The Better to See The Pope With: Reviewing Light of the World ... We are sinners. But we should not take the failure to live up to this high moral standard as an authoritative objection to the truth. We should try to do as much good as we can and to support and put up with each other. ... I remember Leggi tutto

No se puede decir que este Papa no diga las cosas claras. Me gusta porque responde a cualquier pregunta, por incómoda que sea.

This was a great book. It is not often that we get this close to the Pope. We are given here a rare opportunity to listen to the Pope speaking to us about the things that we would ask him ourselves. Having read the other interview books that then Cardinal Ratzinger did, I was greatly looking forward Leggi tutto