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Holy See, is there a Libyan contraddiction?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 28 marzo 2011 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

Imagine this scenario: on one side you have Card. Angelo Bagnasco, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, stating that «according to the Gospel, intervention is necessary when somebody’s in difficulty». On the other side  you have the Secretariat of State, where they prefer not to take an official, diplomatic stance. And, in the middle, you [...]

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Crucifix, was it defended properly?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 marzo 2011 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

The crucifix exposed in Italian classrooms cannot be considered an «indoctrination». Furthermore, «a crucifix on a wall is an essentially passive symbol and this point is of importance in the Court’s view». Since every country can decide by itself  «whether crucifixes should be present in State-school classrooms is, in principle, a matter falling within [...]

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Life of Jesus, life of Benedict

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 14 marzo 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Benedict XVI

It is not just a book about the life of Jesus. It is a book that put the life of Jesus in the midst of everyone’s everyday life. It is a book that tells something about the life of Benedict XVI. Through Jesus life, we can understand the life of a Pope.

The second [...]

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Benedict XVI. The last of Benedictins, the first of Thomists

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 7 marzo 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Culture

Aquinas is the title of a book by John Finnis, one of the most prominent legal philosophers. It is – obviously – dedicated to Thomas Aquinas. And it – less obviously – indicates the Aquinas as one of the founder of the Modern Thought. This book let John Finnis win the Thomas Aquinas International [...]

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