Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
Himself, he said if he felt his strength and his body wasnt up to speed to comply with the duties that were that are expected of a pontiff, and very heavy duties like traveling around, attending ceremonies, working nonstop. At 85, thats tiring for everybody, for any man his age, let alone a pontiff and the pope and leader of 1 billion catholics around the world, but nobody really believed that would happen or nobody believed that would happen before at least next year, because this, maybe i remind you, is the year of the faith. So that came as a surprise to everybody, as you heard card natural dolan doesnt know about it. Certainly he is not the only one, because the spokesperson for the vatican even said he was shocked. He didnt see it coming, and so didnt his closest aides. As we know, when benedict was named as pope, he was one of the oldest popes to take over that job. George, let me talk to you about the fact that we are hearing all the different reactions coming in now just from H
A the pope and a man of prayer. Many were shocked and surprised by the announcement. Barry simms is live in baltimore with reaction. He was with the popes seven weeks and said after hearing the news, he decided to offer prayers for the church, the pope, and he also asked the faithful to the same. To do the same. Many are finding it hard to believe that they respect his decision to step down. I applaud him for the decision. To make the decision you can no longer make do the job youre elected to do. Maybe he is feeling sick or he needs some rest. The bishop has also reflected on the probe political legacy and the surprise resignation. I hope we would recognize the humanity of this pope who recognized that the stamina required for this role was not his any longer. The chairman of the Theology Department at loyola said the authority of the pope is not tied to the person that the office. Are resigning he is doing something really innovative. By reciting he is doing something innovative. It
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