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Catholic Education Resource Center: Search ResultsYour search returned... 0 Categories 24 LinksLinksMemory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past - INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSIONThis document, presented on March 7, 2000 was prepared by the International Theological Commission under Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's editorial direction. The document is designed as an explanation of the appeal for pardon which Pope John Paul II will make on March 12. Read more... Memory and Reconciliation - International Theological CommissionThe following are extracts from Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past, published by the international Theological Commission in December 1999. President of the Commission is Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Read more... The One True Church - Cardinal Joseph RatzingerExcerpted from the Declaration "Dominus Iesus: On the Uniqueness and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church" ratified by Pope John Paul II on Aug. 6, 2000. Read more... The Canon of Criticism - Joseph Cardinal RatzingerPeter Seewald: “Referring to criticism of the Church, you once spoke of a classical "canon of issues": women's ordination, contraception, celibacy, the remarriage of divorced persons. This discussion seems to be going wearyingly in circles. Perhaps a few clarifications would help us get beyond this impasse.” Read more... Is It Arrogant to Say Christ Is the Only Savior? Asks Cardinal Ratzinger - ZenitIs it pretentious for Christians to proclaim Christ as the only Savior of mankind? Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger posed that question Saturday, and in his response clarified the very meaning of the Christian mission. Read more... New Pope's Name May Be Sign of Focus on Evangelizing Europe - Austin RuseAs a faithful Catholic I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am with the elevation of Joseph Ratzinger to the Chair of Peter. Pope Benedict XVI will be a powerful and important Pope. Please, everyone who reads this, of whatever faith, pray for this man who just had the weight of the world placed upon his shoulders. Read more... Rome's Radical Conservative - Michael NovakThe election of Cardinal Josef Ratzinger as pope was John Paul II's last gift to the Roman Catholic Church. Read more... Joseph Ratzinger, Christ’s Donkey - Rev. Richard John NeuhausBorn in Bavaria on Holy Saturday of 1927, Joseph Ratzinger’s life has been entirely within and for the Church, which, he is convinced, is the way of greatest service to the world. This and much else become evident in his remarkable account by Ignatius, Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977, which takes the reader from his childhood to his appointment as Archbishop of Munich. (note: this review was originally published in January 1999). Read more... Expect Great Things From Benedict XVI - Mary Ann GlendonReactions to the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Benedict XVI have been mixed, but on the whole Catholics are happy with the new Pope, says Mary Ann Glendon. Read more... Media Stunned at Election of a Catholic as Pope - Jeremy RobbMedia outlets around the globe panicked after learning that a Catholic had been elected as the new pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, has been described by the world media as a "hardline conservative" who believes in all major aspects of Catholic faith and doctrine. Read more... What Benedict XVI Means - George WeigelThe election of Pope Benedict XVI means many things: a resounding affirmation of the pontificate of John Paul the Great; an overwhelming vote of confidence in Joseph Ratzinger, one of the great Christian minds and spirits of our time; dynamic continuity in the world’s oldest office. Read more... Cardinal Ratzinger On Europe's Crisis of Culture - Cardinal Joseph RatzingerHere is a translation of the lecture given in Italian by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Benedict XVI, in the convent of Saint Scholastica in Subiaco, Italy, the day before Pope John Paul II died. Read more... A Pope of Quiet Surprises - George WeigelWhen the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI first appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica this past April, he was smiling broadly - a surprise, perhaps, for those accustomed to the cartoon of Joseph Ratzinger as "God's Rottweiler." Read more... A New Pope Must Face Old Problems - George WeigelPope Benedict XVI has celebrated his first Christmas as bishop of Rome, giving his blessing "to the city and the world." His retired brother, a priest and distinguished choir director, came to stay with him; perhaps the Ratzinger brothers played Mozart duets on the Steinway that the piano company recently donated to the papal apartment. Read more... Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam - Joseph Ratzinger & Marcello PeraIt is up to the readers to decide whether our intention — to examine and reflect on the great issues of our time, including the West, Europe, Christianity, Islam, war, and bioethical questions — has achieved its goal. Whether our concerns can be addressed. And whether our suggestions deserve to be pursued. Read more... What We Owe the Monks - Thomas E. Woods, Jr.When Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger took the name Benedict XVI in late April, observers immediately speculated as to what it meant. Papal names often carry great significance. Read more... Benedict XVI and the Divine Love Story - George WeigelGerman journalist Peter Seewald once posed a question to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger: Why is the Catholic Church always saying “No?” Cardinal Ratzinger explained that the Church wasn’t fundamentally a matter of “No” but of “Yes” — God’s “Yes” to humanity, most dramatically revealed in the Incarnation, when God entered the human world in order to redeem it. Read more... The Pope and Islam - George WeigelOver the 18 years I have known Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, I've formed some distinct impressions of the man. Read more... An “Apostate” from Itself: The Lost Europe of Pope Benedict - Sandro MagisterEven before its separation from God, Joseph Ratzinger sees the old continent withdrawing from itself, from “its very identity.” Fifty years after the Treaty of Rome, the most critical assessment is that of the pope. Here it is. Read more... Preface from Jesus of Nazareth - Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVII came to this book about Jesus—the first part of which I now present to the public—after a long interior journey. Read more... The Dictatorship of Relativism - Cardinal George PellShortly before he entered the conclave in which he was elected pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger preached the homily at the pre-conclave Mass and warned against the rise of "a dictatorship of relativism". Read more... When Ratzinger Defended Galileo at “La Sapienza” - Giorgio IsraelIt is surprising that those who have chosen as their motto the famous phrase attributed to Voltaire — "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" — should oppose the pope's delivering an address at the "La Sapienza" university of Rome. Read more... The Pope's Childhood: In His Own Words - Joseph Cardinal RatzingerYou grew up in the country as the youngest of three children. Your father was a constable, the family poor rather than well-off. Your mother, you once recounted, even made her own soap. Read more... Pope provocateur - Father Raymond J. de SouzaSince he arrived in Rome more than 25 years ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has repeatedly and deliberately been provocative, kicking up enormous media storms on sensitive subjects. Read more... |
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