Hi Blogger Insiders,
Pope Benedict XVI is a champion of the Church. He is a real leader; a lion of the Church. He is a Christ-centered man who leads others to Christ Jesus.
It must be said that the modern (modernist?) popes are gone. Gone are the Pope Johns, the Pope Pauls, and the Pope John Pauls, leaving only holy Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI is, in this humble blogger's opinion, the holiest pope since Pope St. Pius X. Many bishops thought and hoped that Pope Benedict XVI would be a transitional pope. They hoped that this current pontiff would accomplish nothing but the status quo. Instead, Pope Benedict XVI has changed the landscape in the Church and in the world. Pope Benedict XVI has restored the Tridentine Latin Mass, reformed the New Order Mass (which will be implemented in Nov. 27/11), cracked down on priest-abusers, disciplined dissenters, and reclaimed the papal tiara.
Paul VI had discarded the papal tiara in the 1960's. Now, Pope Benedict XVI has discarded the mitre (symbol of a bishop) from his coat of arms and replaced it with the papal tiara (symbol of the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church). The Pope is sending a message to the Church and to the world: He is the visible Supreme Head of the Catholic Church. There is no other. To the chagrin of many bishops, they cannot combine to produce a greater authority. The Pope wears the papal crown (the tiara) and exercises his divinely given authority for the good of souls and the glory of God.
He is Papa Ratzi. The German Shepherd of the Catholic Church.
God Bless you,
In Christ the King,
Michael the Lionheart
