TITLE:
The rise of Benedict XVI : the inside story of how the Pope was elected and where he will take the Catholic Church / by John L. Allen, Jr.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday :
Physical Description:
249 p. : ill.
Summary:
On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gathered to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II. Faced with several potential candidates, the cardinals made a bold choice, entrusting the Keys of the Kingdom to 78-year-old Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a man whose views on the challenges facing the Church and the broader culture could not be more unambiguous, or controversial. Questions arose as the world watched while Ratzinger was installed as Pope Benedict XVI, the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church. Why Ratzinger? Why someone so clearly identified with the previous pope? Why not a “compromise” choice? Why a Cardinal from Western Europe and not from Africa or Latin America? What would this mean for the future of the Catholic Church?
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780385513203
9780385513210
