Today one year ago Pope mounted Benedikt XVI. the chair Petri. “He could disprove the prejudices of the press against the former „tank cardinal fast. Now it governs: carefully and decided.

Netzeitung

„As one year ago, on 19 April at 18.43 o'clock, Joseph Ratzinger on the Saint Peter's Square in Rome as a new Pope Benedikt XVI. , fallow in Germany not only tosender rejoicing was announced loosely. “Oh, my God! ”, the left `Tageszeitung' groaned because of the choice of the conservative faith guardian. `Bild' against it ordered pride for the nation with the headline “we is Pope”. “

German press agency

„For one year the German Pontifex steps each Wednesday before the church people, usually drives it with the open car by the sea of the believers. On the Saint Peter's Square then German flags blow, still more frequently the Bavarian lozenge flag. The tendency varies between folk festival and devotion, and who observes the scene, cannot fight off the impression: “Dad Ratzi” enjoys each second. So much approval did not experience the former “tank cardinal” in its whole life yet. Statistics occupied the unbelievable: The German tightens more believer than its large predecessor Johannes Paul II. - which would have probably nobody expected, to few it. “

Heidenheimer newspaper

Which you have one year ago felt, as a cardinal Ratzinger as Benedikt XVI. on the loggia of the St. Peter's Basilica stepped - that theologian, whom you could do already so for a long time?

Hw. Hans Küng: „The choice of the boss of the Glaubenskongregation, which for many reactionary training documents and measures is responsible against theologians, was for countless catholics a giant disappointment. For me that was not a question of a personal aversion, but the church-political constellation. Joseph Ratzinger and I became after three good common of Tübingen years 1966 to 1969 ever more representatives of the two wings drifting apart of the church. “

Mirror

„The first three-quarter year passed without fundamental personnel decisions and without setting the course. As the infallible one ex wanted to once exactly study cathedra the machine only. “Some were frustrated that happens so little. Many were happy over it” the Benediktiner monk [Abtprimas Notker] wolf deseam themselves gutgelaunt the nose. Since February, he says, would have himself the things accelerated. The Kurienreform is decided. The encyclical is published and so far one and a half million time sold. The number of the papal advice was sent reduced, a high member of the Kurie as Nuntius to Egypt, and 15 new cardinals are appointed, among them - to Schauder of the yard state - only three veterans from the Kurie. “Reform”, dixit Ratzinger, “exists in the distance of the redundant one. ” “

South German one

„The Pontifikat Pope Benedikts XVI. is a Pontifikat of the small steps - and that will remain it probably. The church father Aurelius Augustinus found once a beautiful picture for his work: It is, then it, the “burro of God” said, to that little load, whom it could carry, with tippelnden steps in front-carries, not too fast, but constantly. Joseph Ratzinger transferred this Gleichnis in its biography. The burro of God: That is not the worst description for a Pope. “

Radio Vatikan

Kurienkardinal walter Kasper: „I think its [Pope Benedikt XVI.] largest achievement is that it after this long and large Pontifikat of Johannes Paul II. the transition very much and easy created sovereign. That he succeeded to maintain its personal style and it somehow also the Kurie up-succumb - in large continuity of contents with Johannes Paul II. this transition to have created, is a large achievement, because many had predicted that it will be very difficult to step into the large shoes of Johannes Paul II. Nevertheless it created it and was recognized it by the young people in completely different kind than before. “

Laurentius2: @bonifatius

I agree with your opinion here, anererseits:
Who preach us since the council that the world is so good oh, does we not like that „“to be unworldly may like our grandparents or the Piuspäpste and who does not talk no more about (apparent over) the power of the devil? --- Our bishops!!!!!!! (meant are naturally only „the Lehmann voters “ -- Ausn. already after the council: Höffner, brown, Graber etc.)

Benedikt: @ aphrodite

thus my resolution stands firmly, I werf theology and becomes directly päpstin…

Better probably is that. Times its worst opponent would not assume Joseph Ratzinger that he has theologically nothing on the box - it is, it is neidzerfressen and unobjectively, as you obviously.

Ansgar: @ aphrodite

Stilisti criticism makes itself, if one controls the German Orthographie reliably, Aphrodite better. „where differently “, „assistance “etc., all this also still in small (cross-hatched) posting. But the Pope bepöbeln. Ridiculously.

bonifatius: Petrus, the rock…

God appointed it to take over the heaviest Hirtenamt. Are to be become convinced that he humans possible tries everything, his appointment fair. Because of it will not be surely, if the herd hits the wrong way disbelievingly. Because the Einflüsterer, which banishes diabolus, from many Christians into the realm of the fables, is powerful in this world.

Brandenburgis: Pontifex

That B16 will steer the ship in the correct direction, can forget you already completely. I would like to protect you gladly Entäuschungen. B16 will finally set a fastened ship due to, - that is it, which will happen. Put on calmly already times the rescue waistcoat.

Laurentius2: Long live…

… our Pope!
God gives him and us many, many years, so that the ship can be turned slowly however constantly further into the correct direction.