Cardinal Levada releases Asian edition of Light of the World

(January 22, 2011) A top Vatican official on Thursday released a special Asian edition of Pope Benedict’s latest book, "Light of the World", in southern India’s Bangalore city. Entitled "Light of the World. The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times,” is an interview with him by German journalist Peter Seewald. Cardinal Willian Levada, Prefect of the Vatican’s congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, released the book published by the Asian Trading Corporation (ATC), a Bangalore based Christian Literature Distribution and Publishing house. The 65 year old publishing company is the only one to be granted an initial permission for a paperback edition by the Vatican Publishing House. In other continents, paperback editions will be made available only after a year. In the book, the German pontiff answers questions on wide-ranging and controversial issues such as clergy abuse, human sexuality, contraception, priestly celibacy, women priests, dialogue, Christian unity, papacy, and relativism with profound simplicity. The overall vision of the Church that emerges is one that is called to be the `Light of the world`, a sign of unity for the whole human race.