Ignatius Insight: Ratzinger's Faith and Reason | In Appreciation of Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI

This article on Ignatius Insight and titled, "Ratzinger's Faith and Reason >> In Appreciation of Tracey Rowland's 'Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI' " is a book review by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. Father Schall chooses these two paragraphs to begin his review:

"Benedict believes that the Mass is a Holy Sacrifice, offered ritually as worship, not a fellowship meal, that those who attend do so for the purpose of Divine Worship, that music which is based on most contemporary popular musical forms is completely unworthy, and that everything that is related to the Mass and other liturgies of the Church should be marked by beauty. Beauty is not an optional extra or something contrary to a preferential option for the poor. It is not a scandal to clothe sacred words in silken garments. Catholics are not tone deaf philistines who will be intellectually challenged by the use of a liturgical language or put off by changeless ritual forms." — Tracey Rowland, Ratzinger's Faith

"From the beginning, Christianity has understood itself as the religion of the 'Logos', as the religion according to reason. In the first place, it has not identified its precursors in the other religions, but in the philosophical enlightenment which has cleared the path of tradition to turn to the search of the truth and towards the good, toward the one God who is above all gods." — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, "The Subiaco Address."

Father Schall summarizes by stating that this book is a clear presentation of what it's sub-title purports it to be, "the theology of Pope Benedict XVI." That suggests that this book is well worth reading!