In 'Caritas in veritate,' Benedict merely hints at what a charitable economic system would require. In his older work, Ratzinger was much bolder—why not here?
Benedict's encyclical makes 5 distinct contributions to the church's social teaching, none of which should be narrowly interpreted for specific political purposes.
Commonweal asked two leading theologians and an experienced official of the American church to comment on the approved interviews of Cardinal Ratzinger
The comforts of feasting—instant light, warmth, travel, food—have become so common that we talk about being "less materialistic" at Christmas. But God loves feasting
