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The Postmodern Pope
Regardless of one’s personal opinions about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, many of the recent remembrances of the man fetch to light an undeniable fact: His presence and legacy are of grand proportions—both within and beyond the Roman Catholic Church. Supporters laud his theological acumen and commitment to doctrinal clarity, and critics reprehend his moral rigidity and mishandling of clerical sexual abuse. I can’t assist but dwell on the less newsworthy aspects of his public persona.
For me, Benedict’s affect, approach of thinking, and overall aesthetic was emblematic of Catholicism’s unique cultural vision. With his esteem for the arts, his affinity for enaging with intellectuals whom most would deem far from the Church’s tradition, and his campy flare, he was perhaps—despite his measured critiques of it—the pontiff most in tune with and capable of speaking to the postmodern tides that Western culture waded into. Far from being a philistine, intellectually arid, or a bigot, Benedict—more than his predecessor and successor—is par excellence the pope of the postmodern era.
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There is “no right” to be gay. It is “an intrinsic moral evil’
He declared the human rights of LGBTs can be ‘legitimately limited’
London, UK – 3 January
Speaking ahead of the funeral of the former Pope, Benedict XVI, this Thursday, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said:
“Pope Benedict was an unrepentant homophobe. Some of his doctrinal declarations on homosexuality echoed the bigotry of far right and Islamist extremists. He will not be mourned by the LGBT+ community.
“In , as top of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he authored an official Vatican declaration:
‘Some Considerations Concerning the Catholic Response to Legislative Suggestions on the Non-Discrimination of Homosexual Persons’
“This stated that a homosexual orientation is an ‘objective disorder’ and a ‘tendency ordered towards an intrinsic moral evil.’
‘The practice of homosexuality may seriously threaten the lives and well-being of a large number of people…(it is) behaviour to which no one has any conceivable right.’
“It demanded that Catholics oppose LGBT+ equality and laws protecting LGBTs against discrimination; saying there is ‘no right’ to be g
Leading Catholic Blogger Sees More Evidence That The Pope Is Gay
Pope Benedict XVI will officially retire at 8 p.m. tomorrow, but his retirement package is raising a few eyebrows — and resurrecting rumors about his sexuality.
Rather than decamp to some monastery in Germany as many expected, Benedict will instead stay living in the Vatican.
CNN reports he will be living in the Mater Ecclesiae (Mother of the Church) building, which formerly housed a cloistered convent in the Vatican gardens. He will be referred to as the "emeritus pope" and maintain wearing the white — though he will surrender his trademark red shoes, perhaps wearing a pair of "handcrafted brown loafers" instead, the WSJ reports.
One detail that has caused particular scrutiny is that the Pope will persist to live with his trusted secretary Archbishop Georg Ganswein, who will also be head of the new Pope's household — from the sounds of it, working two jobs.
The Vatican denies that Ganswein working for both the old Pope and the new Pope will generate any conflict of interest. But there's a more scandalous question as adequately, as put forward by Andrew Sullivan, perhaps the best-known Catholic blogger in America, today:
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The Pope Is Not Gay!
by Angelo Quattrocchi
Translated by Romy Giuliani Clark
A provocative exploration of Pope Benedict XVI’s stance on homosexuality
The Pope is Not Gay! is an irreverent history of homophobic and sexist obscurantism in the Holy Roman Church and an endoscopic examination of its greatest contemporary advocate, Pope Benedict XVI. In his inimitable approach, Angelo Quattrocchi traces the evolution of Joseph Ratzinger’s life, beginning with the pope’s childhood in Nazi Germany, his membership of the Hitler youth in Bavaria and his conscription into the German anti-aircraft corps. His has been a startling career, a story that helps illustrate his development as a reactionary theologian and culminates in his carefully planned election to the papacy in Quattrocchi contrasts the Pope’s doctrinal rigidity on issues such as birth control, abortion, and homosexuality to his extravagant attire and his controversial connection with his private secretary, Cardinal Georg Gänswein. Rigidity on all fronts.
Illustrated throughout and including Ratzinger’s key writings on homosexuality as an appendix, The Pope is Not Gay! sheds new light on the Catholic Church’s
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