Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to His Theological Vision
- ISBN-10
- 080910556X
- ISBN-13
- 9780809105564
- Series
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Author
- Thomas P. Rausch
Description
With the April 19, 2005, papal conclave election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Bishop of Rome, the Catholic church for the first time in centuries had a professional theologian as pope. This is a critical examinatin of his theological vision and what it means for the future of the chuch.
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