Ratzinger Report: An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church

[Rapporto sulla fede]
Year: 
1985
Public: 
Publisher: 
Ignatius
Year of publication: 
1987
Pages: 
197
Moral assessment: 
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
Literary quality: 
Recommendable: 
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Italian journalist Vittorio Mesori interviews the then Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The book identifies some dangers to the faith, but not in a pessimistic tone. It is also an invitation to hope and fidelity. Useful for doctrinal formation and for the apostolate.