The most significant act of Benedict's papacy: Resigning
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I say that in all seriousness, and not because Pope Benedict XVI has not been my favorite pope of all time.
What the pope should learn from the sex abuse scandals in his home country
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I have just returned from a short family visit in Germany, and, while there, some of the conversations with my family were about the recent revelations of clergy sex abuse in Germany and how they compared to the scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church in the United States and Ireland.
Fun pope pic
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A quick post to point you to this great picture of Pope Benedict XVI, looking as excited as a schoolboy, holding a meteorite.
The other highlight of the pope's trip to the new Vatican Observatory: cookies and orange soda! What a field trip!
Pope Unplugged
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Pope Benedict XVI might not be ready for a solo album, but his voice will be heard on a new CD. Geffen Records will release the "Alma Mater" ("Nourishing Mother") on Nov. 30. It will include a hymn sung by Benedict as well as snippets of prayers and talks.
The Catholic News Service story notes that Benedict is a music lover himself. Perhaps this is just the beginning of his musical career. Would you like to see the Holy Father in the recording studio?
The pope connects online
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It seems impossible to keep up with the new ways Catholics are embracing the Internet. In honor of World Communications Day on Sunday, here are some new Catholic corners of the World Wide Web:
Just today the Vatican has launched Pope2you, an effort to tap into social networking. The pope is not joining FaceBook, Zenit reports, but you will be able to receive messages from him or send B16 postcards to FaceBook friends through a new app.
Professor pope can't win in Holy Land
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Poor Pope Benedict. He can never quite hit the mark in his relationship with other religions, and it looks like his address at Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, disappointed many in the Jewish community.
What I wish the pope would say about HIV
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The Examined Life of late has become The Examined Pope, but I have to comment on the news, after all, and Pope Benedict XVI has been generating plenty of it. His brief comments on HIV on the way to Africa have drawn strong criticism not only from development agencies but even foreign governments.
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Advising Pope Francis on the challenges ahead
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