Joseph Ratzinger
Conservative Catholic dissidents attack Popes Francis and Benedict
By Thomas Reese — January 3, 2018
Conservative Catholic dissidents, who have been attacking Francis, showed their true colors recently by attacking Benedict for his subversive writings and modernist tendencies.
Why the ecumenical movement is a historical event on par with the Reformation
By Thomas Reese — October 31, 2017
(RNS) — Ecumenism did so much during the last century to heal the divisions among Christians. (COMMENTARY)
Reforming Catholic liturgy should be like updating software
By Thomas Reese — September 12, 2017
Over its 2,000-year history, the Catholic liturgy has constantly changed in response to new situations and cultures. Like the software we all use, it must continue to be updated and adjusted to the people and cultures of today.
Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis
By David Gibson — May 7, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez is in a sense the Yoda of Catholicism: a small but sage presence who has known vituperation and exile, and who is now able to see his life’s work vindicated.
Vatican threatens Jesuit theologian in India with censure
By David Gibson — May 12, 2014
(RNS) The process of engaging cultures is especially advanced in Asia, where Jesuits have established a beachhead. But it also means that theologians often use nontraditional formulations to try to communicate the faith to Hindu or Buddhist audiences.
ANALYSIS: The ‘tough guy’ option: Picking a pope to serve as sheriff
By David Gibson — March 11, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) One reason why conservatives are seeking a hard-liner pope is that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger turned out to be more of a papal pussycat as Pope Benedict XVI than the watchdog of orthodoxy that he had been for decades under John Paul II.
The pope’s unfinished business: Outreach to traditionalist SSPX
By Alessandro Speciale — March 5, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI invested much of his pontificate in trying to achieve reconciliation with the ultra-conservative Society of St. Pius X. But after years of negotiations, their relationship with the Vatican remains, as much in Benedict's pontificate, unfinished business.
Wagering on a new pope? You bet!
By Natalie DiBlasio — March 1, 2013
(RNS) Betting on the new pope takes off internationally, including "Sweet Sistine" brackets.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Benedict XVI, the caretaker pope
By David Steinmetz — February 20, 2013
(RNS) Pope Benedict XVI was first, last, and always a teacher. But he was always, alas, a weak manager of personnel. In the end Benedict XVI was the ``caretaker pope'' that many didn't expect him to be.
COMMENTARY: Joseph Ratzinger, the last of the traditional popes
By A. James Rudin — February 14, 2013
(RNS) Joseph Ratzinger perhaps will be best remembered as a quiet theologian and intellectual. But he was not, as some critics charge, a ``transitional'' pope.
Pope Benedict XVI leaves mixed legacy on clergy sexual abuse
By Emma Beck — February 12, 2013
(RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has at times publicly addressed the issue and even met with victims of clergy sexual abuse. But victims' advocates remain skeptical and critical over his handling of the matter, particularly the failure to punish bishops who protected abusers.
Analysis: Is Pope Ratzinger suffering from the 7-year itch?
By David Gibson — April 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) As Pope Benedict XVI marks the seventh anniversary of his papacy with a crackdown on American nuns, many Catholics are wondering if the pontiff is finally becoming the papal enforcer that some feared – and others hoped – he was elected in 2005. By David Gibson.
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