The conclave has been scheduled for March 12. It suggests that the cardinals are nearer to their decision. The last thing any of them wants is to be locked away for a long conclave.
By John Trungove*
The Julian Calendar
Posted on February 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
Last-ditch appeal: the Pope should withdraw His resignation
Posted on February 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
The reactions of the traditionalists to the renunciation of Benedict XVI. Legitimate but inopportune, according to Roberto de Mattei. Impossible philosophically and theologically, according to Enrico Maria Radaelli.
By Sandro Magister | www.chiesa | February 20, 2013
Papa Ratzinger’s resignation blow
Posted on February 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Ratzinger’s resignation really is unparalleled. So what gives?
By Gary Scarrabelotti | Scarra Blog | February 15, 2013
Ever since his interview on the state of the Church with Italian journalist Vittorio Messori, published in 1985 under the title “The Ratzinger Report”, I have been an admirer of Joseph Ratzinger.
When he was elected Pope on 19 April 2005, I reckoned it was a great day for the Church. I still think so. But news of his resignation as Bishop of Rome and Vicar of St Peter makes me more sad than if the news had been of his death.
There are many things to admire about Pope Benedict XVI, the clarity and profundity of his thought, writing and speech, in particular. In this he surpassed his otherwise astonishing predecessor, Karol Wojtyla, John Paul II. Equally impressive was Benedict’s readiness to speak openly of things that today are mentioned rarely in “the public square”.
A traditionalist avant-garde
Posted on December 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
It’s trendy to be a traditionalist in the Catholic church
The Economist | December 15, 2012 | From the print edition
SINCE the Second Vatican Council in 1962, the Roman Catholic church has striven to adapt to the modern world. But in the West—where many hoped a contemporary message would go down best—believers have left in droves. Sunday mass attendance in England and Wales has fallen by half from the 1.8m recorded in 1960; the average age of parishioners has risen from 37 in 1980 to 52 now. In America attendance has declined by over a third since 1960. Less than 5% of French Catholics attend regularly, and only 15% in Italy. Yet as the mainstream wanes, traditionalists wax.