tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post4141806507762987100..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Pope Writes in the Financial TimesFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-37089183560997600242012-12-20T17:44:31.083+00:002012-12-20T17:44:31.083+00:00I think it is prayer rooted in the "Tradition...I think it is prayer rooted in the "Tradition" but also the ability to put something complex simply.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83075958879928517122012-12-20T16:58:50.800+00:002012-12-20T16:58:50.800+00:00What is it about the Pope's writings that they...What is it about the Pope's writings that they always have something new and striking? He hits the nail on the head when talking about the deification of Caesar.Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-48739325894748643512012-12-20T13:40:08.614+00:002012-12-20T13:40:08.614+00:00JPII and BXVI are very different. Both the right m...JPII and BXVI are very different. Both the right men for the times. JPII was a WW2 survivor, who fronted the peaceful defeat of communism. He has also left behind a body of philosophical work which is hard to penetrate but will stand us in good stead in future centuries.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-49107827238799755632012-12-20T13:09:12.222+00:002012-12-20T13:09:12.222+00:00"When Christians refuse to bow down before th..."When Christians refuse to bow down before the false gods proposed today, it is not because of an antiquated world-view. Rather, it is because they are free from the constraints of ideology and inspired by such a noble vision of human destiny that they cannot collude with anything that undermines it."<br /><br />Benedict hits the nail on the head - as usual.<br /> <br />Well said Holy Father!<br /><br />johnfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233791349837340770noreply@blogger.com