Fundamental Speeches from Five Decades

While a professor of theology and throughout his rise in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Joseph Ratzinger delivered important speeches over the comes of five decades at the Catholic Academy of Bavaria (1963-2004). The broad spectrum of topicsùfrom the primacy of the papacy to the moral foundations of western societyùdemonstrated not only his breadth of knowledge but also his prescience, for these issues remain important for both the Church and modern man. The fundamental speeches in this volume are arranged thematically. And before each one is a brief introduction written by Dr. Florian Schuller, the director of the Catholic Academy of Bavaria in Munich, who also contributed the foreword. Book jacket.

Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As theology professor, prelate, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine and now Pope, he has been an inspiring teacher and a prolific writer. As Pope he has authored important encyclicals, as well as the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth. Prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.