Benedict XVI On His Writings: "Who Is Going to Read All That?"
In his English homily (excerpted below), delivered at the Eucharist in memory of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of the third anniversary of his death, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller praised the former pope for his theological legacy [and despite the fact that Ratzinger’s pontificate paved the way for Bergoglio's].
“As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he set standards of the highest diligence, intellectual precision, and incorruptibility for the Roman Magisterium.”
And: “During his pontificate, he was one of the greatest theologians on the Cathedra Petri.”
And again: “He has left us an immense theological legacy of exceptional quality and was rightly recognized as one of the great Catholic intellectuals of our time.”
For the Writer, Not the Reader
When Cardinal Müller presented Pope Benedict XVI with the first volume of the Opera Omnia, he explained that the project would eventually comprise 16 volumes amounting to an estimated 25,000–30,000 pages.
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He shall most assuredly be raised to the Altars as a Saint and declared a Doctor of the Church.
Actually what little I read of Benedict XVI's writing I enjoyed because they were very THEOLOGICAL - as compared to John Paul II who leaned very heavily on Philosophy. No need to say that Francis & Leo are merely woke word-salad meant to appease the world.
Like my taste in scotch, I prefer the raw and honest. Leo and Bergoglio are mass market appeal, and the mass market does like substance or flavor.