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Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography

Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography

Price, Joann

Hardcover

Series: Greenwood Biographies

BiographyReligion

ISBN10: 0313351236
ISBN13: 9780313351235
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Apr 30 2013
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

This comprehensive biography of Pope Benedict XVI emphasizes his theological positions and contributions as a theologian.

Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography is an incisive exploration of the life and career of the current head of the Roman Catholic Church, with an emphasis on his theological positions and contributions as a theologian. Written by a Catholic priest who is an expert on Bavarian theology, the book looks at Benedict's family life, his teen years in Nazi Germany, his rise in the Church, and the beliefs that shape his Papacy.

Readers of this biography will learn that, in addition to his native German, Benedict XVI speaks Italian, French, English, Spanish, and Latin fluently, has a knowledge of Portuguese, and can read ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew. They will discover that he plays the piano and is very fond of cats. Perhaps surprisingly, they will find that during the time of the Second Vatican Council, the Pope was viewed as a reformer, and that he continues to regard himself as a supporter of the Council's teaching, holding, however, that those teachings have been widely misinterpreted. All this and more make for a fascinating--and instructive--reading experience.

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