To Create a True Catholic Climate Again. On the Reception of the Pontificate of Benedict XVI with Special Reference to the Catholic Church in Czech Republic

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https://doi.org/10.54937/vt.2024.23.2.29-42

Autor/ Author: Tomáš Petráček

In: Verba Theologica

ISSN: 1336-1635 (Print)

ISSN: 2644-4844 (Online)

Ročník/ Volume: XXIII.

Číslo/ Issue: 2

Strany/ Page Range: 29-42

Rok vydania/ Publication Year: 2024

Jazyk/ Language: Czech

Vydavateľ/ Publisher: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstrakt/ Abstract: In this study, the author examines the historical development of the contemporary papacy with a focus on the role of the Pope in the interior of the Catholic Church. In the first part, he analyses the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI in the context of his previous theological and curial career. The focus of the study is an assessment of how he has handled key roles at the head of the Catholic Church. The second part then offers an analysis of possible reasons why Pope Benedict XVI is so popular in the Czech Catholic and more generally Central European context, which contrasts with a more critical reflection on his legacy in his native Germany. It concludes by offering impulses for further reflection, including the question of whether it is appropriate to continue the problematic practice of rapid canonization of popes of the last century.

Kľúčové slová/ Keywords:  Papacy, Catholic Church, Benedict XVI., Czech Catholic context

Citácia/ How to cite:

PETRÁČEK, Tomáš, 2024. Vytvořit opět pravé katolické klima. K recepci pontifikátu Benedikta XVI. se zvláštním přihlédnutím na katolickou církev v České republice. Verba Theologica. Online. Roč. XXIII., č. 2, s. 29-42. ISSN 1336-1635 (Print). ISSN 2644-4844 (Online). Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/vt.2024.23.2.29-42

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