I'm a Jew, so I have no immediate interest in this. I would like to applaud Ratzinger's courage in standing tall against the forces of liberalization that would seek to water down the teachings of Church, if that is the situation (as many of my Catholic friends have told me). I just hope my people and I aren't consigned to hell again. ;)
Still, the Catholic Church is a powerful force for good, on the whole, and it's nice to see a man like Ratzinger (and a man like John Paul II) at the helm.
I just hope my people and I aren't consigned to hell again. ;)
When the Vatican II generation passes, we younger Catholics will be able to properly and prudently separate the good from the bad of all that pre-Vatican II stuff. So, restoring the Latin Mass or at least something more traditional is not seen as a return to the old days, but a positive and beautiful new tomorrow. Nice language, yes, but I think you understand the point.
In the words of St. Thomas More:
"Pray for me, as I for thee,
And we shall meet, merrily
In Heaven."
Only the liberal jews. (Oy vey!)