Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Pia de Solenni

Home
Catholic
Rocky Balboa & Pope Benedict

Rocky Balboa & Pope Benedict

Last updated on: November 22, 2010 at 11:12 am by Pia de Solenni

Rocky Balboa & Pope Benedict 2010-11-22T11:12:30-07:00 Pia de Solenni

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

A conversation between Rocky and his manager in Rocky II:

Gazo: How’s about investing in condominiums? It’s safe.

Rocky: Condominiums?

Gazo: Yeah, condominiums.

…Rocky: I never use ’em.

Just had a conversation with a friend of mine who’s familiar with the new interview book with the Pope, and we were laughing (albeit dryly) about the fact that there’s a whole lot more in Light of the World than condoms and it’s all far more interesting.

Some fun personal stuff:

– Benedict does NOT use the exercise bicycle set up for him.

– He watches the news.

– Favorite films: Two Suitcases: Story of St. Josephine Bakhita andan Italian movie seriesabout a fictional priest, Don Cammillo, and his archenemy the communist mayor Peppone.

– He wears a wristwatch from the 60s or 70s.

– He does not collect a salary.

On a more serious note:

– The Pope knows that he’s subject to personal error. (Now, if a celebrity gets up and says this on Oprah, we all cheer. Start cheering folks.)

– What the clerical sex abuse scandal looked like to him:

“Suddenly so much filth”…like “the crater of a volcano, out of which suddenly a great cloud of filth came, darkening and soiling everything.”

– On the manner of handling the sex abuse crisis:

“We responded to the matter in America immediately with revised, stricter norms. In addition, collaboration between the secular and ecclesiastical authorities was improved. Would it have been Rome’s duty, then, to say to all the countries expressly: Find out whether you are in the same situation? Maybe we should have done that. For me, in any case, it was a surprise that abuse also existed on that scale in Germany.”

– On the situation of the sex abuse crisis in Ireland:

“In Ireland, the problem is altogether specific – there is a self-enclosed Catholic society, so to speak, which remained true to its faith despite centuries of oppression, but in which, then, evidently certain attitudes were also able to develop….We must examine thoroughly how it was possible for that to happen, and at the same time what can be done so that something like that does not happen again.”

– On Fr. Maciel and the Legion:

“Naturally corrections must be made, but by and large the congregation is sound….A new structure is needed so that they do not fall between the cracks but are guided correctly so as to be able to continue performing a service to the Church and to mankind.”

– On freedom and morality:

“We must acknowledge again that we cannot simply live in any way we please. That freedom cannot be arbitrariness. That it is imperative to learn to exercise a freedom that is responsibility.”

Stay tuned for more…

Uncategorized

Previous Post

November 20, 2010

B16 Stands by his Regensburg Address

Next Post

November 23, 2010 Condoms. A Lesser Evil?

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Articles Thinking Out Loud Uncategorized

Select a Month August 2016 July 2016 May 2016 March 2016 February 2016 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 September 2013 August 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 August 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 July 2007 October 1008

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, ____________.

Select your answer to see how you score.

that kingdom cannot stand it has no hope it is doomed it will fall