Vatican official introduce Pope's new book, Light of the World [CWN]
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booktrvler
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The new book should be a fast seller with all the pre-release leaking of information. I really think the release that the Holy Father had made comments regarding condom usage was primarily a way to get interest started in the book. The release of information made the main line media headlines so better pre-release publicity than any advertising could do. I believe the actual book will be less of a shocker and revealing of new thoughts from the Holy Father. Great publicity stunt. Poor George Bush is making the entire talk show circuit to sell his new book and we know the Holy Father would not do that. We will see what the readers say a week or month from now.
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Timothy17
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A “publicity stunt” would be unbecoming the office of Bishop of Rome, so I would be hesitant in making such an allegation. “Publicity stunts” aren’t particularly Christian.
I will be buying the new book, though, based upon the excellence of the last one (with few reservations).
Pax,
Tim
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Thyme
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This book arrived to day and I’ve read a few chapters. It’s really interesting. the Holy Father is so truthful and unbiased. He is so aware of everything and knows what balance we need. I wish he could be the prime minister 
I expect the media to be very disappointed.
There is also a section on Mary’s message at Fatima but I haven’t read it yet.
I expect the media to be very disappointed.There is also a section on Mary’s message at Fatima but I haven’t read it yet.
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JReducation
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As I posted on another thread on this forum. I’m on my second reading. We had an adavance copy, so I got a headstart. It’s excellently done. He is candid, at times funny, and at other times very blunt.
The one thing that he keeps repeating is that his job is to preach the Gospel. He does address the Fatima question. Some people will be very disappointed, because what he is alleged to have said when he visited Fatima is exactly what he says that he never said. He says that his words meant something very different and goes on to explain them. In short, he’s not expecting some extraordinary event to happen at the 100th anniversary of Fatima. He goes on to explain that there is a difference betweent he event at Fatima and the message of Fatima. He says that the message is very simple. Mary seeks to lead men to her son through her humility, by appearing to children, to simple Indians, young girls and so forth. Her message is the same: prayer, penance and faith. He explains that his prayer at Fatima was that the world would allow the Immaculate Heart to triumph through a turn away from sin and in the direction that Mary points. But he also admits that human beings change slowly. He says that he does not suspect any more extraordinary events to take place. But he is emphatic that the call to conversion, prayer, penance and faith is as necessary today as it was when the Blessed Mother appeared.
As to the condom point, what happened was that the Vatican released a synopsis of the points that they believed would be of greater interest to the average person. These were citations from the book. The citations were just that, pieces of a larger and deeper statement. Actually, the media is not to blame. It took the press release, looked at the most interesting points in the release and wrote up a story around that. Unfortunately, the journalists who wrote the news articles did not have the benefit of the full statement. They did what often happens, they filled-in the blanks.
It’s really important to read the book to get the pope’s vision of the Church and about his role in the Church’s history. My favorite quote from the book is “Pope don’t fall from the sky”. My second one is “If you don’t like the pope, blame the cardinals.”
Fraternally,
Br. JR, OSF
The one thing that he keeps repeating is that his job is to preach the Gospel. He does address the Fatima question. Some people will be very disappointed, because what he is alleged to have said when he visited Fatima is exactly what he says that he never said. He says that his words meant something very different and goes on to explain them. In short, he’s not expecting some extraordinary event to happen at the 100th anniversary of Fatima. He goes on to explain that there is a difference betweent he event at Fatima and the message of Fatima. He says that the message is very simple. Mary seeks to lead men to her son through her humility, by appearing to children, to simple Indians, young girls and so forth. Her message is the same: prayer, penance and faith. He explains that his prayer at Fatima was that the world would allow the Immaculate Heart to triumph through a turn away from sin and in the direction that Mary points. But he also admits that human beings change slowly. He says that he does not suspect any more extraordinary events to take place. But he is emphatic that the call to conversion, prayer, penance and faith is as necessary today as it was when the Blessed Mother appeared.
As to the condom point, what happened was that the Vatican released a synopsis of the points that they believed would be of greater interest to the average person. These were citations from the book. The citations were just that, pieces of a larger and deeper statement. Actually, the media is not to blame. It took the press release, looked at the most interesting points in the release and wrote up a story around that. Unfortunately, the journalists who wrote the news articles did not have the benefit of the full statement. They did what often happens, they filled-in the blanks.
It’s really important to read the book to get the pope’s vision of the Church and about his role in the Church’s history. My favorite quote from the book is “Pope don’t fall from the sky”. My second one is “If you don’t like the pope, blame the cardinals.”
Fraternally,
Br. JR, OSF
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