Pope Benedict XVI: His Life and Mission - Hardcover

Mansfield, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585424501 ISBN 13: 9781585424504

Publisher: Tarcherperigree, 2005

Synopsis

HardCover Pub Date: 2005 07 Pages: 208 in Publisher: Tarcher of The election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy shocks some and delights others He is both an ardent intellectual and a driven traditionalist charged with leading a divided Catholic Church into a new era. In Pope Benedict XVI. bestselling author Stephen Mansfield tells the story of a youth who grew up in Nazi Germany and went from being a liberal theologian associated with Vatican II to a theological conservative who became Pope John Paul's closest ally. As a cardinal. the new pope pursued a firmly traditional path in the last quarter century: He excommunicated radical priests. cracked down on Marxist liberation theology in Latin America. and shaped some of John Paul's more socially conservative positions. He also drew a line of distinction between Catholicism and other faiths. promulgating respect for. ...

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About the Author:

Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times?bestselling author of numerous books on history and leadership, including The Faith of George W. Bush and The Faith of the American Soldier. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His website is www.mansfieldgroup.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcherperigree
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1585424501
• ISBN 13: 9781585424504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195