Anonymous Patron writes “Not Suprising News. Yesterday, in the first three hours after the new pope was announced, Allen’s Cardinal Ratzinger moved from No. 12,020 to No. 75 on the online best-seller list of Amazon.com.
Around the country, demand soared for the new pope’s numerous books, including Truth and Tolerance, Salt of the Earth, The Ratzinger Report, Introduction to Christianity and his memoirs, Milestones.”
Links to some of the books.
Truth and Tolerance
Salt of the Earth
The Ratzinger Report
Introduction to Christianity
Milestones
In the Beginning…: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall
Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today
Many Religions, One Covenant: Israel, the Church, and the World
The Nature and Mission of Theology: Essays to Orient Theology in Today’s Debates
ratzfanclub
Have you seen http://www.cafepress.com/ratzfanclub ? There are t-shirts, a beer stein, pins, and even trucker hats emblazoned with “papist” available. For some reason, that just strikes me as funny.
*bad Monty Python voice* Nooooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! *voice off*
From http://www.ratzfanclub.com:
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger is head of the Catholic Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, whose mission is to “to promote and safeguard the doctrine on the faith and morals throughout the Catholic world” (John Paul II).
As Grand Inquisitor for Mother Rome, Ratzinger keeps himself busy in service to the Truth: correcting theological error, silencing dissenting theologians, and stomping down heresy wherever it may rear its ugly head — and, consequently, has received somewhat of a notorious reputation among the liberal media and ‘enlightened’ intellegensia of pseudo-Catholic universities.
However, there are those among us who have delved beyond the polemics of his critics, who in familiarizing ourselves with his works have come to admire him both as brilliant Catholic theologian but also as a man whose faith, honesty, integrity, and unswerving devotion to the Truth is readily apparent.
This, then, is our little way of expressing our thanks and moral support. We hope you enjoy it!