By Patrick B. Craine
April 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - As Pope Benedict XVI faces media accusations over his handling of the sexual abuse crisis in the Church, Lutheran theology professor John Stephenson has issued some “ecumenical thoughts” in defense of the pontiff, and has called on Lutherans to offer prayers for the pope.
On the blog of Logia, a Lutheran journal of theology, Dr. Stephenson points out that the secular media has been attacking Pope Benedict XVI since at least 1985 when The Ratzinger Report, a book-length interview with him conducted by Vittorio Messori, was published.
He describes Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, even before he was pope, as “a favourite target of the unbelieving world’s impassioned hatred for Christ Jesus our Lord and the members of His mystical body.”
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1 comment:
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It is nice to see the coverage this "Lutheran pastor" is getting for his essay.
And it is true that Cardinal Ratzinger was well known long before he became pope. As a young man he stood for "progressive" views and was furiously attacked as a heretic by the followers of the Church leader whose name I cannot ever learn how to spell: Lefebvre?
It is also strange and sad that he wrote many great books, but only The Ratzinger Report reached mainstream audiences who love to read "about" books, but shy away from original stuff.
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