Posts tagged Benedict XVI

Eros (Sexual Desire) Is Both Vice And Virtue — Rooted In Creation

(OPINION) Sin and guilt remind us eros didn’t die, but it’s disfigured. It’s not ruined as Nietzsche claimed. Eros can be redeemed as it’s both/and — a virtue since God created it while a vice since we corrupted it. Human desires, including eros, are inherently very good.

OpinionMichael MetzgerJanuary 17, 2023Michael Metzger, The Clapham Institute, Literacy, Bono, Benedict XVI, Nietzsche, Eros, Sin, The fall of man, The Message, Bible, Scripture, Song of Solomon, Pope Gregory, Sexuality Comments

Pope Benedict Lived His Life With Europe In The Rearview

(OPINION) In a rite before the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Vatican officials placed unique symbols of his pontificate inside his cypress casket, along with a scroll in Latin describing his ascent to the Chair of St. Peter. Old tensions surfaced during Pope Benedict’s funeral and the events — or the lack thereof — surrounding it.

OpinionTerry MattinglyJanuary 12, 2023Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Terry Mattingly, On Religion, Catholic Church, Pope, Funderal of Benedict XVIComment

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