Pope Benedict XVI's "Complete Works" Being Prepared

(Oct.23, 2008): The secret of Pope Benedict XVI's theology is not just in his extraordinary knowledge, but in the fact that he lives what he believes, says the bishop in charge of the publication of his "Complete Works." Bishop Gerhard Muller of Regensburg presented on Wed. in the Vatican's press office, the first volume of a 16-volume series in German with the Pope's complete works.
The project, which will include previously unpublished texts, is being prepared by the German publishing house Herder in collaboration with the Vatican Publishing House.
Bishop Muller said “the writings of Joseph Ratzinger, unite scientific knowledge of theology to the figure of a living and lived faith. As a science genuinely within the framework of the Church, theology can indicate for us the particular vocation of man as a creature and image of God," he added. Bishop Muller called Pope Benedict XVI "one of the great theologians to arrive to the See of Peter" and "one of the most significant intellectuals of the 20th and 21st century.” “In his scientific activity, Pope Benedict XVI has always been able to draw from his admirable knowledge of the history of theology and of the dogmas, which he transmits in an illuminating way, highlighting the divine vision of man, upon which everything is based," said Bishop Muller.