The Church must address the vices and perils of the time...even among men of the Church...
The Bible and the Church Fathers...have sharp condemnations of shepherds who are like mute dogs; in order to avoid conflicts, they let the poison spread.
Peace is not the first civic duty, and a bishop whose only concern is not the have any problems and to gloss over as many conflicts as possible is an image I find repulsive. 82
...[L]etting things drift is...the worst kind of administration I can imagine. 83
Cardinal Ratzinger, Salt of the Earth (commenting on his years as Cardinal Archbishop in Germany).
"Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves."
MASS, IMPOSITION OF THE PALLIUM AND CONFERRAL OF THE FISHERMAN'S RING FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE PETRINE MINISTRY OF THE BISHOP OF ROME HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI St. Peter's Square Sunday, 24 April 2005
