For all their undeniable conservatism, a consistent goal for Benedict as well as John Paul II was some kind of synthesis for the modern church, in which the changes ushered in by Vatican II could be integrated with the traditional commitments of Catholicism. Is that imaginable?
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The War Between the Catholic Cardinals
Ross Douthat, NYTimes
Monday, January 30, 2023