New pope benedict biography book
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Benedict XVI: A Life Volume Two
The second volume of Peter Seewald's magisterial life of Pope Benedict covers the period from the Second Vatican Council () 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 (–8) that shaped Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's conservative ideas about the role of the Catholic Church, through his short, scandal-ridden papacy and unprecedented resignation. Volume II introduces readers to the contemplative Pope Emeritus living in the Vatican Gardens, contemplating the future of the Church and his controversial legacy within it.
We see how Benedict was influenced by the Vatican Council and the ensuing political unrest all over Europe in the s to move from a liberal perspective on the Church and the modern world to one that was profoundly conservative. Appointed in as Prefect of the Congregation of
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A Beautiful Glimpse Into the Life of Pope Benedict
Who Believes Is Not Alone
My Life Beside Benedict XVI
By Georg Gänswein
With Saverio Gaeta
St. Augustine’s Press,
pages, $24
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Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI lived a fascinating and exceptional life. Millions of faithful Catholics not only have a desire to honestly know namn Ratzinger better, but have legitimate wonders surrounding the events of his sista decades, some of which have been largely veiled until now — until this book by Archbishop Georg Gänswein.
(The book was first published earlier this year in Italian under the somewhat more provocative main title Nient’altro che la Verità [Nothing But the Truth], but St. Augustine’s Press has translated it to English with a new title.)
In early , Cardinal Ratzinger asked Msgr. Georg Gänswein to be his anställda secretary. What was intended to be a temporary assignment turned out to be a year position, as Gänswein faithfully served Joseph Ratzing
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that his publisher on Monday promised would tell the truth about the “blatant calumnies,” “dark maneuvers,” mysteries and scandals that sullied the reputation of a pontiff best known for his historic resignation.
Archbishop Georg Gaenswein’s “Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside Pope Benedict XVI” is being published this month by the Piemme imprint of Italian publishing giant Mondadori, according to a press release.
Benedict died Saturday at age 95 and his body was put on display Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of a Thursday funeral to be celebrated by his successor, Pope Francis.
Gaenswein, a year-old German priest, stood by Benedict’s side for nearly three decades, first as an official working for then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, then starting in as Ratzinger’s personal secretary.
Gaenswein followed his boss to the Apos