April 29, 2005
Pope Is Likely to Maintain Tight Controls in Academe
But some U.S. Catholics find cause for optimism in his scholarly background
The election of a conservative German cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger, as the new pope is a sign that the Vatican will continue to rein in theologians with unorthodox views, several Roman Catholic scholars said last week. But some cautioned against prematurely judging the new pontiff, Benedict XVI.
Benedict, who has a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Munich, is a longtime academic who has taught at
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