Pope Benedict XVI

Jesus of Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, is a facinating study of how His Holiness arrived at his own understanding of Jesus. It isn't the type of book I can pickup and read all the way through. Rather it is one in which a paragraph or two provides food for meditation.

NPR : Pope Benedict Eases Restrictions on Mass

NPR : Pope Benedict Eases Restrictions on Mass: "Pope Benedict XVI has issued his first major reform of the Catholic Church, relaxing restrictions on the use of the old Latin Mass that that was common before the Second Vatican Council 40 years ago. The return to the Tridentine Mass, as it is known, has already prompted criticism from Jewish leaders who fear a revival of old prejudices. The pope said his aim was reconciliation within the church."

I think there is a parish in Contra Costa county that does a latin mass and may move soon to the Tridentine. This would be like my first explorations in the Church, long before I became a member. I'm not sure what I think about this. It seems as if I ought to be against it but who knows. I wonder if they will turn the altar around?