Communio, 2019, R. 39, nr 2 (206)

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Benedykt XVI – papież pustelnik
Tomaszczuk, Roman (Wydawnictwo Pallottinum, 2020)
Benedict XVI does not mask the fact that he is interested in a person and the work of Saint Benedict. Benedictine moderation, balance, deep humanism and Christocentrism are universal values which the Pope offers to societies, the Church and the congregation. What is more, he himself lives and breathes these values. The best proof of this is the last stage of his life: the hermitage Mater Ecclesie, monasterio behind the walls of Vatican. The Pope Emeritus as a monk-eremite? Why not? Moreover, the rhythm and the meaning of this hidden life brilliantly reflects the example given to the Church by Saint Anthony the Great. On the basis of ‘The memoirs of Saint Anthony’ by saint Athanase and also the testimony that Benedict XVI himself gives about his life in the interview ‘Final Conversations’ by Peter Seewald, you can demonstrate by comparing, that the ideal of hermitic life is still topical. Benedict XVI, in spite of dropping out of active life, remains faithful to the Church, he is still the great master of faith and a great personality worth following.