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FUNDAMENTAL SPEECHES
FROM FIVE DECADES E
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
While a professor of theology and throughout
his rise in the Roman Catholic hierarchy,
Joseph Ratzinger again and again delivered important
speeches over the course of five decades at
the Catholic Academy of Bavaria (1963-2004). The
broad spectrum of topics—from the primacy of the
papacy to the moral foundations of western society—demonstrated
not only his breadth of knowledge
but also his prescience, for these issues remain
important for both the Church and modern man.
The fundamental speeches in this volume are
arranged thematically. And before each one is a
brief introduction written by Dr. Florian Schuller,
the director of the Catholic Academy of Bavaria in
Munich, who also contributed the foreword.
“When we read through [these speeches] again,
we were surprised by their lasting relevance and
are therefore presenting them as... fundamental
speeches that display the breadth and core of the
theological thought of Pope Benedict XVI.”
— DR. FLORIAN SCHULLER, Editor & Director of the
Catholic Academy of Bavaria
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) is widely
recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians
and spiritual leaders of our age. As theology professor,
prelate, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine
and now Pope, he has been an inspiring teacher
and a prolific writer. As Pope he has authored important
encyclicals, as well as the best-selling Jesus
of Nazareth. Prior to his pontificate, he wrote many
influential books that continue to remain important
for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to
Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.
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BENEDICT XVI’S REFORM E
The Liturgy between
Innovation and Tradition
Nicola Bux
When Benedict XVI reestablished the celebration
of the older Latin Mass, voices of protest
rose up from many sides. The widespread fear wasand
is-that the Pope had revealed himself as the
reactionary defender of tradition that many have
accused him of being since he was the prefect of
the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the
former Holy Offi ce.
Defenders of Benedict XVI have responded to
these objections by explaining that the use of the
Tridentine Rite is not a “step backward” to pre-
Vatican II times, but rather a step forward. Now the
Church can see what the older rite offered in terms
of beauty, reverence, and meaning and perhaps
desire more of those elements in the ordinary form
of the Mass.
A professor of theology and liturgy, the author
of this book explains the motives behind the Pope’s
decision to allow two forms of the Mass. He does
this by turning to the Pope’s own theological and
liturgical writings, but he also draws from his
experiences on various Church commissions and
in offi ces of the Roman Curia.
The author also brings to his subject an astute
understanding of current social and spiritual trends
both inside and outside the Church. Sensitive to
modern man’s hunger for the sacred, he desires
with Pope Benedict XVI that the Mass be fi rst and
foremost a place of encounter with the living God.
Nicola Bux is a priest of the Archdiocese of Bari and
a professor of eastern liturgy and sacramental theology.
He has studied and taught in Jerusalem and
in Rome. He is a consultor to the Congregations for
the Doctrine of the Faith and for the Causes of Saints
and consultant of the international Catholic theological
journal Communio. He was recently named a
consultor to the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of
the Supreme Pontiff.
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