''The Ratzinger Report'' ( it, Rapporto Sulla Fede) is a 1985 book consisting of a series of interviews collected over several days given by

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

to the Italian journalist

Vittorio Messori Vittorio Messori (born 1941) is an Italian journalist and writer. According to Sandro Magister, a Vaticanist, he is the "most translated Catholic writer in the world."Sandro Magister"From Rome to the World: The Global Offensive of the Catholic ...

. The book focuses on the state of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

after the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...

. The book is very critical of the "hermeneutic of rupture" associated with the liberal "spirit of Vatican II" within the Church. It has often been reread in the context of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI in order to better understand the mind and the thinking of the former pontiff.

Topics

* The true Spirit and letter of Vatican II * The Church as God's Church, not the laity Church * The nature of the priesthood * The papacy, the episcopacy, and the role of bishops' conferences. * Liberalism, relativism and the permissiveness of modern society * The role of women * Six reasons not to forget the Blessed Virgin Mary * Spirituality for today * The dignity of the liturgy, the eucharist as the heart of faith, and the difference between solemnity and triumphalism * The devil, the angels, purgatory, and limbo * Ecumenism and Christian unity * Liberation theology, Marxism and capitalism * Evangelization and why Jesus is the only Savior

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