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ABOUT JOSEPH RATZINGER

From Bavaria to the Vatican
A biography of Benedict XVI.
What's in a Name?
Background on the 15 Benedicts who preceded the current pope.
Ratzinger's War Years
Like many teenagers in wartime Germany, Joseph Ratzinger was involved in the Hitler Youth--but Jewish leaders aren't worried.
How the 1960s Changed Ratzinger
Student protests had a decisive impact on his conservatism.

HIS THEOLOGY

HIS VIEWS ON NON-CATHOLIC RELIGIONS

Full text of 'Dominus Iesus,' a Vatican statement on religious relativism and non-Catholic churches promulgated in 2000 by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Q&A: Why is 'Dominus Iesus' controversial?
A "False Idea of Tolerance": Ratzinger explains the concerns behind 'Dominus Iesus'

Reactions to 'Dominus Iesus' from the Beliefnet archives:

Conservatives Rejoice, Liberals Worry
By Deborah Caldwell
Not a 'Panzer Pope' After All
By Fr. Andrew Greeley
An Old Classmate Recalls the Pope
Interview with controversial German theologian Uta Ranke-Heinemann
A Gentle, Pious Man
Contrary to media stereotypes, Benedict XVI is no Grand Inquisitor. By David Scott
How He Was Chosen
Paul Wilkes reconstructs what may have happened inside the conclave.
Pope Benedict XVI, Child of Abraham
The new pope will continue crucial outreach to the Jewish people.
By Rabbi David Rosen
Will He Open the Door to Islam?
By Akbar Ahmed

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