Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI

Keepers of the Faith
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Author(s): 
Susan Provost Beller
Number of pages: 
111 pages
Publisher: 
Franklin Watts
Binding: 
Softcover
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Review: 
I found these to be the most important reservations; watch for a few more minor ones:
  • Dominus Iesus is described as a document "which doesn't leave room for much compromising with other religions" (I am paraphrasing a bit). Compromising with other religions, of course, is not true Ecumenism.
  • A statement about how the Church needs to be "creative" in thinking about AIDS problems in Africa etc. As if the Church's changing teaching on contraception would eliminate AIDS. Indeed, the Church has been creative. Look at this article on the National Catholic Register to see that when abstinence is promoted AIDS cases sharply decline.
  • There is a picture of a consecration during a papal mass with a caption that says "here's the pope consecrating (or blessing) the wine". We know, as Catholics, that the moment of Consecration is light years beyond "blessing".
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12-7-2007