Cardinal Ratzinger's joke -
and lament - about
the quality of preaching
A few days ago,
L'Osservatore Romano carried an article by Mons. Mariano Crociata, secretary-general of the Italian bishops conference, lamenting the poor quality of preaching among most Italian priests.
A female reporter, writing for
Gazzetta del Sud, a regional newspaper, recalled an anecdote by Vittorio Messori on this issue - an anecdote that must be shared.
"Even Ratzinger jested once when he was still cardinal: 'One confirmation for me of the divinity of the faith is that it has survived millions of homilies every Sunday', he said at a dinner in Bsssano del Grappa in the early 1990s."
"Of course, it was a joke, said during a meal," Messori said yesterday, "but nonetheless revealing of the perplexity he certainly had."
I'm sorry I never did get around to translating Mons. Crociata's article.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 03/01/2010 00:13]