Salt of the Earth: An Interview With Peter Seewald

The well-known Vatican prelate and head of the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has given a full-length interview to secular journalist Peter Seewald. The interview covers a host of controversial and difficult issues facing Catholicism and Christianity at the end of the millennium. This interview comes after his best-selling book interview in 1985, The Ratzinger Report. In the interview, Ratzinger responds with candor and insight, providing answers that are often surprising and always thought-provoking on a series of wide-ranging topics regarding the present and future state of Christianity.

Ratzinger begins by discussing his own life, including his family life, his career as a theology professor and writer, and his journey to becoming a Bishop, Cardinal, and ultimately the Pope's top authority on doctrine. He then delves into the current problems facing the Catholic Church and shares his thoughts on the challenges and hopes for the future of the Church and the world as the Third Millennium begins.

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