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Theology prepares pope to dialogue with people of God.

Publication: National Catholic Reporter
Publication Date: 06-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Theology prepares pope to dialogue with people of God.(VIEWPOINT)

Article Excerpt
Pope Benedict XVI may be the most sophisticated theologian ever chosen to head the Roman Catholic church. As an expert adviser at the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), he helped the church regain its ancient sense of being "a people of God" on pilgrimage through history rather than a vast, multilayered institution anchored in one port of time.

He understands that as pope he is the servant rather than the master of this people. Politically minded commentators characterize him as a figure of power, the cardinal-electors embrace him as a stable commander, and anxious analysts fear him as an uncompromising authoritarian.

But is there any...

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