I think he was one of those breeds of men who were always of the center left, but whereas someone like Walter Kasper became a bit of a progressive boogeyman, he looked for areas where he could not only work with those across the ideological spectrum, but, as is the case with the Catechism, irrevocably put his mark on things and help stee…
I think he was one of those breeds of men who were always of the center left, but whereas someone like Walter Kasper became a bit of a progressive boogeyman, he looked for areas where he could not only work with those across the ideological spectrum, but, as is the case with the Catechism, irrevocably put his mark on things and help steer them.
Ironically such future cases might not be as readily apparent. As the Churches globalizes in its appointments, and there is increasing pressure to have laity in positions that used to be solely clerical, you won't need to see such flexibility and tactical thinking, as the future trend will probably just be if the pope can't find a bishop ro cardinal as an ally on the cause, he'll turn to a member of the laity, at least for the intellectual firepower.
I think he was one of those breeds of men who were always of the center left, but whereas someone like Walter Kasper became a bit of a progressive boogeyman, he looked for areas where he could not only work with those across the ideological spectrum, but, as is the case with the Catechism, irrevocably put his mark on things and help steer them.
Ironically such future cases might not be as readily apparent. As the Churches globalizes in its appointments, and there is increasing pressure to have laity in positions that used to be solely clerical, you won't need to see such flexibility and tactical thinking, as the future trend will probably just be if the pope can't find a bishop ro cardinal as an ally on the cause, he'll turn to a member of the laity, at least for the intellectual firepower.