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Exploring Benedict’s Legacy as Pope
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist ponders the accomplishments of the late Pope Benedict. Upon hearing the news of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Saturday morning, I immediately thought of…
Pope Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
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An Interesting Take on the Conflict Between the Two Kingdoms
Jack Butler of National Review Online sets today’s political debates aside temporarily to focus on a more important discussion. From the very beginning of the Christian faith, followers of Jesus…
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Vatican Silent on Kennedy
Time magazine is reporting that Pope Benedict has been silent on Ted Kennedy’s death. Time quotes a Vatican official as saying, “Here in Rome Ted Kennedy is nobody. He’s…
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Sirico on Benedict XVI
Listening to the mainstream media’s reporting of Pope Benedict XVI’s latest encyclical you would think that the Pope was several degrees to the left of Karl Marx on so called…
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Pope Benedict XVI on Freedom and Virtue
Pope Benedict XVI spoke eloquently yesterday at the White House. Among his remarks are those noted below, which I find profoundly moving and true about the role each of us…
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Serendipity
Pope Benedict and Wilfred M. McClay (the History Project‘s first speaker) in one column about Western Civilization.
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RE: Pope Got It
Theology, as Benedict XVI understands it, is much richer than the clarification of doctrine against the claims of others. In ?The Nature and Mission of Theology,? Benedict rejects the utilitarian…
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The Pope’s got it very wrong on this
Per the Associated Press: Pope Benedict XVI called divisions among Christians a “scandal to the world” at a joint ceremony Thursday with the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian church,…
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RE: Dr. Melanchthon, please call your office
Hal, I am amused that the title of the article is, “Pope Considers Lifting Celibacy Rule,” even though the third paragraph says, “The Vatican stressed the meeting would not open…
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Dr. Melanchthon, please call your office
My how times change. Pope Benedict is opening the door for discussion of married priests, just like Philip Melanchthon recommended in 1530.
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Papal speech examined
The pope generated controversy with his recent comments in Germany, but this article takes a closer look at the real dialogue Benedict XVI was attempting to start with “reasonable” people.…
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Bishop Burbidge: The Educator
Today the Diocese of Raleigh will install their new bishop, Michael Burbidge. From what I hear, Catholics in the Diocese are very pleased with Pope Benedict XVI’s choice. Bishop Burbidge…