[ELS]

Pope Benedict XVI followed by prelates arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Britain in 2010 after accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, media reports said Wednesday, without naming sources. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he leaves the Paul VI hall at the end of his weekly general audience at the Vatican September 23, 2009. Reuters/Daylife

[ELS]

Weekly audience ping!

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[Arthur McGowan]

St. Anselm is really a tragic figure. He is best known for:

1) an invalid argument for the existence of God;

2) a theory of the Atonement that is wholly conditioned by medieval social and legal concepts, which has led millions of people to imagine that the Father takes delight in the suffering and death of the Son.