Cardinal Ratzinger

A Vivid Blow-by-blow Of The Controversies That Have Wracked The Catholic Church During The Past Twenty Yearsliberation Theology, Birth Control, Womens Ordination, Inclusive Language, Radical Feminism, Homosexuality, Religious Pluralism, Human Rights In The Church, And The Roles Of Bishops And Theologians-one Man Has Stood At The Dead Center Of All These Controversial Issues: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. A Teenage American Pow As The Third Reich Crumbled And A Progressive Wunderkind At The Second Vatican Council, Ratzinger, For Twenty Years, Has Been Head Of The Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith (until 1908 Known As The Sacred Congregation Of The Roman And Universal Inquisition, Or Holy Office). The Book Goes A Long Way Toward Explaining The Central Enigma Surrounding Ratzinger: How Did This Erstwhile Liberal End Up As The Chief Architect Of The Third Great Wave Of Repression In Catholic Theology In The Twentieth Century?