Benedictions: The Pope in America

Benedictions: The Pope in America

Getting dizzy

posted by David Gibson | 9:38am Tuesday April 1, 2008

The pre-papal spinning is picking up speed, though it seems largely in the form of pre-emptive whirling by those who fear Benedict won’t get the fair shake he deserves. I wonder if some of the spinning is so out of control that it will have the opposite effect. The latest, and loudest, comes from the Catholic League’s reliably doughty leader, Bill Donohue:
“Look for Pope Benedict XVI to be compared unfavorably to his predecessor, John Paul II. All of a sudden, those who had no use for Pope John Paul II will now anoint him a positive force, the purpose of which is to discredit Benedict. Here’s what they will say…”
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Rick

posted April 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm


Thank you for a honest look at a good man. I’m sure all Catholics were a bit apprehensive when he was elected. He has proven he’s not the old Pope but the new Pope with truly good intentions. God Bless him!



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Dorothy Tesch

posted April 2, 2008 at 7:20 am


Pope John Paul was a hard act to follow, however Pope Benedict is bringing a new light into the Papacy. He is truly a holy man, proud yet humble; serious yet joyous. We are fortunate to have him as the leader of Catholics around the world.



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RelicMM

posted April 2, 2008 at 5:14 pm


Pope Benedict XVI has indeed been accused by dissidents of revoking the ecumenism of VCII that contained de facto borderline heresy that seriously set back evangelization by seeming to accept the condemned error of Modernism that one religion is as good as another. I believe he is sincerely trying to overcome the misunderstanding and set the record straight to revive Extra Eclessiam nulla salus.



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Biaggio

posted April 2, 2008 at 9:57 pm


Not even Benedict believes in Extra Ecclesia nulla salus.



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Tom Heneghan

posted April 3, 2008 at 9:39 am


FYI it seems the Pope is already looking ahead to yet another trip, this time to his native Germany next year. The story is at the Reuters religion blog FaithWorld — http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2008/04/03/is-the-pope-planning-another-trip-to-germany/



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RelicMM

posted April 10, 2008 at 3:50 pm


How wrong you are Biaggio, It is even confirmed by VCII: “Basing itself on Holy Scripture and Tradition, this Sacred Council teaches that the Church now sojourning on earth as an exile is necessary for salvation. In explicit terms, Christ affirmed the necessity of Baptism and thereby also affirmed the necessity of the Church, for through Baptism as through a door men enter the Church. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the sole Mediator and the exclusive way of salvation.” I can assure you that Pope Benedict XVI does indeed believe in de fide doctrine.



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