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A Summary of Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)

A Summary of Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)

A Summary of Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)

San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1990

Translated by J. R. Foster

German original: Einfuhrung in das Christentum, 1968

ISBN: 0-89870-316-6 (PB), 0-89870-306-9 (HB)

Summary by Kyle Johnson, written exclusively for the Goldhead Group.

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About the Author: Joseph Ratzinger

<> Born and baptized on Holy Saturday, April 16, 1927, Joseph Ratzinger moved frequently about Austria as a child due both to his father’s job as a policeman and his outspoken opposition to Nazism. He entered minor seminary in 1939 in Traunstein, but was drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps in 1943. After being released from service in September 1944, he was again shortly drafted into the notorious Austrian Legion. He deserted the German army towards the end of the war, but was captured by the Allies and interned at a POW camp, shortly to be released again. He immediately reentered the seminary, and was ordained on June 29, 1951. His early years as a priest were spent in study and teaching. Ratzinger was present during the entire Second Vatican Council from...