During his visit to the UK in September 2010, Pope Benedict XVI presented a number of homilies and speeches in various locations. These expressed some very significant ideas, not only […]
A State visit In 2009 the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown extended a formal invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Britain. The trip was the first official state visit […]
To understand the style and character of his pontificate it would be better to come to terms with Benedict’s XVI own self-understanding of his purpose and role. He refers to […]
It is with the immense burden of his office in mind, to protect the integrity and wholeness of the faith for future generations, that he is reassured that he is […]
The Papal visit of 2010, from an educational standpoint, can be reviewed by isolating nine key themes from Pope Benedict’s XVI speeches, homilies and addresses. These capture not only his […]
The Christian Heritage of Scotland and the British Isles. The name Benedict XVI selected for his pontificate has great symbolism. Taken from the Patriarch of Western Monasticism and co-patron saint […]
The Dangers of Secularism and Relativism[1] Pope Benedict XVI has identified secularism and relativism as twin forces in society that represent a clear threat to the Christian faith and its […]
The objectivity of Truth and Conscience Pope Benedict XVI speaks much about the interplay between conscience and truth. In a culture that suggests that truth is relative and open […]
Faith, Reason and Politics Pope Benedict XVI observes that today we exist in a secular state for the first time in history which has excluded religion on the grounds […]
