Light Of The World The Pope, The Church and The Signs Of The Times

by Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus; Seewald, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781586176068
• ISBN10: 1586176064
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-24
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

I have sometimes wondered as a convert what it would be like to have been a cradle Catholic and to have studied and lived the faith throughout my life. To have fully interiorized the faith. Oh and If I were a lot more intelligent I would get a idea of this what this would be like by the Pope's latest book Light of the World: The Pope, The Church and The Signs Of The Times by the answers he gives. This is the third interview book he has done with Journalist Peter Seevald who talked with the pope for an hour each time over six weeks and the book is made up by his questions, follow up questions and the answers the Pope spoke to him. There has been much controversy over one of the Pope's answer to one question and they focused on a word. Catholic convert Marshall McLuhan said "The Media is the Message" and I would add often that the "Media misses the message."

Author Biography

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As Pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.

Peter Seewald is a veteran German journalist who has done two other internationally best-selling book length interviews with Joseph Ratzinger (now Benedict XVI): Salt of the Earth  and God and the World.  He is also the author of Benedict XVI : An Intimate Portrait,  and the photo-biography, Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Signs of The Times
Popes Do Not Fall from the Sky	p. 3
The Abuse Scandal	p. 18
Causes of the Crisis and a New Opportunity	p. 34
The Global Catastrophe	p. 42
Dictatorship of Relativism	p. 50
Time for Conversion	p. 60
The Pontificate
Habemus Papam	p. 69
In the Shoes of the Fisherman	p. 79
Ecumenism and the Dialogue with Islam	p. 86
Proclaiming the Gospel	p. 102
The Journeys of a Shepherd	p. 111
The Williamson Affair	p. 120
Where Do We Go From Here?
Church, Faith, and Society	p. 133
Overdue Reforms?	p. 143
How Is the Church Renewed?	p. 155
Mary and the Message of Fatima	p. 163
The Return of Jesus Christ	p. 167
On the Last Things	p. 178
Appendix
Serious Sins against Defenseless Children. From the Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland, dated March 19, 2010	p. 189
Faith and Violence. From the ôRegensburg Addressö, dated September 12, 2006	p. 192
Aids and the Humanization of Sexuality. From the Interview during the Flight to Cameroon on March 17, 2009	p. 193
Benedict XVI: Curriculum Vitae and a Brief Chronicle of the Pontificate	p. 195
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