The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture BONUS: 5 Enduring Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI
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Dec 31, 2022 AI Snips
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Ratzinger: Defender Of Vatican II
- Ratzinger was a young theological expert at Vatican II who helped write major documents and explain the council to others.
- He remained committed to the council's vision while opposing both conservative and progressive distortions.
Ressourcement Shaped His Theology
- Ratzinger belonged to the ressourcement movement that returned theology to Scripture and the Church Fathers like Augustine and Bonaventure.
- That move aimed to renew dialogue with modernity and Protestantism by recovering pre-Reformation sources.
Christ As Logos: Finding Common Ground
- Benedict taught that Christ as the Logos means seeds of truth exist across cultures and disciplines (semina verbi).
- The church's task is to find and cultivate those seeds, engaging culture without surrendering Christian particularity.