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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In these conversations with renowned religious journalist Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict speaks in his own words about the reasons for his resignation, the emphases of his pontificate, about his admiration for his successor Pope Francis and controversial topics during his papacy such as "Vatileaks", the child abuse sandals and reforming the Curia.."--Back cover.
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Language
English
Description
The long-awaited and authoritative biography of Pope Benedict XVI, a giant of the Catholic Church
Benedict XVI: A Life offers insight into the young life and rise through the Church's ranks of a man who would become a hero and a lightning rod for Catholics the world over. Based on countless hours of interviews in Rome with Benedict himself, this much-anticipated two-volume biography is the definitive record of the life of Joseph Ratzinger and the...
3) Benedict XVI: A Life, Volume Two: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus, 1966–The Present
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Language
English
Description
The second volume of Peter Seewald's magisterial life of Pope Benedict covers the period from the Second Vatican Council (1965–68) to the present day.
Emeritus Pope Benedict commands both adulation and unremitting criticism. In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story runs from the Second Vatican Council (1965–68) that shaped Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's conservative ideas about the role of the Catholic Church,...
6) Benedict XVI : a life: Volume II,Professor and prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus 1966-the present
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Emeritus Pope Benedict commands both adulation and unremitting criticism. To millions, he remains a beacon of light in a turbulent modern world. In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story runs from the Second Vatican Council (1965-8) right up to the present day. We see how Benedict was influenced by the Council and the ensuing political unrest all over Europe to move from a liberal perspective on the Church and the...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Based on countless hours of interviews in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI himself, this first volume of an authoritative biography follows the early life of the future Pope, from his days growing up in Germany and his conscription into the Hitler Youth during World War II to his career as an academic theologian and eventual Archbishop of Munich.