The Spiritual Library Cultural Center in Moscow held a presentation of the Russian translation of Pope Benedict XVI's book entitled "Jesus of Nazareth".One of the most famous Catholic theologians of our time, Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) wrote his first book about Christ already during his papacy.
"Jesus of Nazareth" is the first part of a literary work authored by the Pope, which covers the period of Jesus' life from Baptism to Transfiguration.
Currently, the author is working on his second book, in which he is planning to include chapters about the martyrdom and Resurrection of Christ, as well as an essay about the early days of Jesus.
Paolo Pezzi, head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow, said at the presentation that in his work Pope Benedict XVI "is not appealing to the reader from the height of his papal throne, but acts as an enthusiastic researcher, a philosopher who is trying to understand the deep foundations of his own faith."
Rev. Igor Vyzhanov, head of the Secretariat for inter-Christian relations at the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, said it was remarkable that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church wrote a book about Christ.
"Contemporary Christians living in the age of globalization and media, are tempted to fully immerse themselves into the vortex of social and political topics," he said.
Today, many Christian preachers are faced with a danger of "excessive politicizing of their sermon," as evidenced by the activities of international Christian organizations, the priest said.
"However, for those who consider themselves followers of Christ it is very important to realize that the center of every Christian life should be Christ Himself," said Father Igor.
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(Source: Interfax)