A note to CINOs Admin Tuesday, September 27, 2011 As he left Germany, Pope Benedict said that “agnostics who cannot find peace due to their questions about God” are actually closer to the Kingdom of God than are “believers” who are Catholic in name only. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.