Opinion: Pope Benedict shows us how the Catholic Church went so terribly off-course
By David Von Drehle David Von Drehle Columnist focusing on national affairs and politics Email Bio Follow Columnist April 12 at 5:21 PM There was consternation among Vatican-watchers in 2013 when Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in centuries to resign the papacy rather than die on the job.
Everything was wonderful until the 1960s, when the Devil induced secularists to question “the moral teaching authority of the Church.” With that as the problem, the answer is clear: Until the world resumes unquestioning obedience, there’s not much even a pope can do. Those who haven’t lived like pampered royalty for decades, flattered by ambitious priests and served by devout housekeepers, won’t recognize the world as Benedict paints it. For example: Do you remember when “sex films were no longer allowed on airplanes because violence would break out”? Do you recall when “pedophilia was . . . diagnosed as allowed and appropriate”?
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