No doubt he was not well liked, not loved with the ardor, the enthusiasm, the emotion, the support that his predecessor John Paul II could arouse throughout the world.
Benedict XVI leaves, and in his wake grows a word, an unusual word, outdated, offbeat, one would say, so much does he not match with society at all the image that the networks have given birth to;
such a noble word however, which, since Saturday, has been running from lip to lip, in Saint-Pierre Square and in the comments: humility.
However, the tributes marked with respectful affection aroused by the disappearance of the pope emeritus already give a glimpse of the imprint left in depth by this discreet sovereign, a man of silence in a world of noise.
Its message reveals an impressive modernity.
Throughout his life, this great theologian was in direct contact with the upheavals of our time, its upheavals, its wanderings, a visionary witness to the march of the West towards a world without the divine.
In this world, who would want in the name...
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 86% left to discover.
Freedom is also to go to the end of a debate.
Keep reading your article for €0.99 for the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Login
