Rapproachment?

Uber-Friend of Whispers Andrew Sullivan loves Deus caritas est:

First, it's a beautifully written document: humane, outward, subtle and exactly, in my view, what the Church needs right now. It's a reminder of our basis as Church - in the love that Jesus brought into the world and commanded us to live. Benedict's Augustinian realism that heaven on earth is impossible, that ideologies that pretend to solve all human suffering are lies, that we should not attempt "what God's governance of the world apparently cannot: fully resolve every problem" - all these are profound truths at the center of our faith....

And yes, this does surprise me somewhat. It is not as extreme or as repressive as Benedict's well-earned reputation. It is a sign, one hopes, of a papcy that can change and grow and concentrate on the central truths, not peripheral obsessions. For that, a great sigh of relief. And, even, yes, hope...

And he plugs a certain piece, too....

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