Benedict XVI: A Life Volume Two: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus 1966-The Present

by Peter Seewald

Book Overview

Emeritus Pope Benedict commanded both adulation and unremitting criticism. To millions, he was a beacon of light in a turbulent modern world.

In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story continues from the Second Vatican Council (1965-8) right up to his resignation in 2013. We see how Benedict was influenced by the Council and the ensuing political unrest all over Europe to move from a liberal perspective on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139940489X
• ISBN13: 9781399404891
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"