{"id":5348,"date":"2010-12-06T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/12\/what-benedicts-new-book-is-really-about.html"},"modified":"2010-12-06T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T16:50:31","slug":"what-benedicts-new-book-is-really-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/12\/what-benedicts-new-book-is-really-about.html","title":{"rendered":"What Benedict’s new book is REALLY about"},"content":{"rendered":"

“As I read Light of the World<\/em>, I was continually struck by the way in which abandonment of the self to God’s will underlies so much of what Pope Benedict says.<\/p>\n

I think those puzzled by him, who try to fit him into this or that box, might do well to reflect on what he says on . . . everything . . . in this light.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s matters of personal spirituality — how he reacted to and accepted his election as pope, how he lives and governs the Church — or the issues of the day, from the sexual abuse crisis to evangelization to liturgy — Pope Benedict consistently turns the question back to this spot. I am a Christian; that means, as Paul says, it is not I, but Christ who lives in me. The more I put my own ego, desires, and agenda aside, the more closely I cleave to Christ.”<\/p>\n

— Amy Welborn, chiming in on Pope Benedict’s new book. <\/div>\n
She’s one of several writers with some intriguing things to say in this symposium. <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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