America - The Jesuit Review | Did Pope Benedict XVI suppress debate in the Catholic Church? @AmericaMedia | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Pope Benedict XVI will forever be known as a brilliant theologian. But he was also considered by many to be a strict doctrinal "watchdog," a reputation developed during his time as cardinal prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope John Paul II.
Was that reputation justified? And what effect did it have on the development of Catholic theology before and during his papacy? In this interview, we look at these and other questions with Tom Reese, S.J., the former editor in chief of America Magazine, who was asked to step down from his role at America during Cardinal Ratzinger's tenure as prefect of the C.D.F.
Read more about the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI here: americamagazine.org/faith/2022/12/31/pope-benedict-xvi-death-obituary-225610
03:00 - Cardinal Ratzinger's role in the resignation of Fr. Reese from America Magazine
06:20 - The impact of Cardinal Ratzinger on theological development
08:40 - Was Pope Benedict averse to debate in the church?
11:52 - Was Pope Benedict a champion of orthodoxy or a theological authoritarian?
14:45 - What does Pope Benedict's resignation tell us about the person of Joseph Ratzinger?
17:13 - Benedict's most consequential document
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Pope Benedict XVI will forever be known as a brilliant theologian. But he was also considered by many to be a strict doctrinal "watchdog," a reputation developed during his time as cardinal prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope John Paul II.
Was that reputation justified? And what effect did it have on the development of Catholic theology before and during his papacy? In this interview, we look at these and other questions with Tom Reese, S.J., the former editor in chief of America Magazine, who was asked to step down from his role at America during Cardinal Ratzinger's tenure as prefect of the C.D.F.
Read more about the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI here: americamagazine.org/faith/2022/12/31/pope-benedict-xvi-death-obituary-225610
03:00 - Cardinal Ratzinger's role in the resignation of Fr. Reese from America Magazine
06:20 - The impact of Cardinal Ratzinger on theological development
08:40 - Was Pope Benedict averse to debate in the church?
11:52 - Was Pope Benedict a champion of orthodoxy or a theological authoritarian?
14:45 - What does Pope Benedict's resignation tell us about the person of Joseph Ratzinger?
17:13 - Benedict's most consequential document
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