Inside The Mind of Benedict XVI

Product Description

In this easy-to-read, concise booklet, you'll find the most important passages from Cardinal Ratzinger's books, essays, papers, speeches, and public statements on theology, morality, and the role of the Church in the world today. It also answers the spurious charges made against him and uses his past writings to give a fascinating look at what Ratzinger may do during his Papacy. Inside:

A brief biographical sketch of our new Pope

The real reasons for Ratzinger's membership in the Hitler Youth and his role in the German army during World War II

The Pope's relations with Judaism

The differences between John Paul II's and Benedict's governing styles

Why Pope Benedict chose the name he did

Pope Benedict's administrative style

What Benedict thinks about another Vatican Council

Benedict's thoughts on the Eucharist, the liturgy, ecumenism, inter-religious dialogue, evolution, divorced and remarried Catholics, and Catholic education

Our new Pope's vision for Christianity's future