Tag Archives: Peter Seewald

Benedict XVI “walked through the ferocious pack of media dogs without losing his composure”

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Read this whole thing.
From CNA comes this about the Pope’s visit to Germany.
A highlight:
“(D)amage to the Church comes not from her opponents but from uncommitted Christians.”
And also,
“The Pope gave appropriate directions. The fate of the Church and of the faith, … Continue reading →

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Once again, the key passage

Posted on 28 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here once again is the key passage on the subject in the book, “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times,” when Seewald asks the pope whether it was “madness to forbid a high-risk … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS POLL on Pope Benedict’s interview

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a couple quick WDTPRS poll:
Please give your reasons in the combox.

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WSJ Opinion piece about the book interview with Pope Benedict

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Wall Street Journal has an article by Francis X. Rocca about Light of the World, the book-length interview with Benedict XVI.
I wouldn’t really call this piece a “review” of the book.  It is more an opinion piece and it … Continue reading →

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A good clarification about the Pope’s comment on condoms

Posted on 23 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a CNS story by fellow Minnesotan John Thavis with my emphases and comments.
Vatican clarifies pope’s reference to ‘male prostitute’ in condoms comment
Posted on November 23, 2010 by John Thavis
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Benedict commented in a new … Continue reading →

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L’Osservatore Romano as origin of the maelstrom: Ed Peters opines

Posted on 22 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The respected, clear-thinking canonist Ed Peters of In the Light of the Law has offered a blistering assessment of the role of the Vatican’s daily L’Osservatore Romano in regard to the latest in a string of media screw-ups.
My emphases and … Continue reading →

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An analysis of crisis in the Church and society, a portrait of the Pope.

Posted on 19 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Benedict’s XVI’s new book-length interview is coming.
From the Catholic Herald we have an interview with the papal interviewer:
Peter Seewald: ‘I know of few young people so alive, so curious and so modern as the Pope’ [Fascinating.]
The German author talks about … Continue reading →

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