NPR ran a piece on Papa Bear at the eight-month mark this morning, basically running with the stock line that he hasn't completely been what either right or left expected.... Usual suspects interviewed: Tom Reese, Fessio, etc. etc.
I'll open comments on this one, but please limit it to reactions to the story after you've listened to it. If that doesn't show itself to be the case, the box will close.
their comments about a "purge" of theology faculties... well, what is the seminary visitation but that? And thanks be to God for it. Does NPR not know about this?
"Benedict did not dismiss the idea of having married priests in the future." completely false, of course.
ditto, electing conservative bishops - at least in the US, he certainly IS doing that.
as far as what Benedict is and is not doing, I think he's displaying a trait few political leaders can muster - patience. :)
oh well, it was worth it just for the audio bites of peter's square at conclave time - magnificent!
One of global Catholicism's most prominent chroniclers, Rocco Palmo has held court as the "Church Whisperer" since 2004, when the pages you're reading were launched with an audience of three, grown since by nothing but word of mouth, and kept alive throughout solely by means of reader support.
A former US correspondent for the London-based international Catholic weekly The Tablet, he's been a church analyst for The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NBC, CNN and NPR among other mainstream print and broadcast outlets worldwide.
A native of Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, he received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St Louis.
In 2011, Palmo co-chaired the first Vatican conference on social media, convened by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications. By appointment of Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap., he's likewise served on the first-ever Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese, whose Church remains his home.
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their comments about a "purge" of theology faculties... well, what is the seminary visitation but that? And thanks be to God for it. Does NPR not know about this?
"Benedict did not dismiss the idea of having married priests in the future." completely false, of course.
ditto, electing conservative bishops - at least in the US, he certainly IS doing that.
as far as what Benedict is and is not doing, I think he's displaying a trait few political leaders can muster - patience. :)
oh well, it was worth it just for the audio bites of peter's square at conclave time - magnificent!
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