Christopher Ruddy is associate professor of systematic theology at the Catholic University of America. Also by this author Benedict’s Theological Legacy Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-05-21 issue: View Contents Most Recent Tense Necessities By Mary Gordon October 29, 2024 How We Got Here By John T. McGreevy October 28, 2024 Discommoding a Sidewalk By Peter Steinfels October 28, 2024