Our Pope is an International Best Selling Author!
I don't suspect this will come close to the popularity of the "Purpose Driven Life" but you never know.
"A new book by Pope Benedict XVI, arriving in U.S. stores today, is already an international best seller.
Jesus of Nazareth has sold more than 1 million copies since it was released in Italian, German and Polish versions last month. The book will be published in 20 languages.
Jesus of Nazareth is the first book Benedict has written since becoming pope. He had published widely as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before his election two years ago."
In the book's preface, the pope notes that its contents are not official church teaching but merely an "expression of my personal search 'for the face of the Lord.' Everyone is free, then, to contradict me."
Gotta' love that humility.
posted by Russ Rentler, M.D. | 5:02 PM
8 Comments:
I had it on pre-order, just got it in the mail today. Im excited to read it. It may not sell more copies than purpose driven life but something tells me its gonna be a much more worthwhile read (coming from the successor of St. Peter and all)
Hey GFF!
How are you?
Imagine if the common misrepresentation of infallibility doctrine were the actual teaching of the Church. Would it be a sin to send the manuscript to an editor? Would the Pope ever need a spell-check program, or for that matter, an eraser?
Editor:
"I'm pretty sure it's `Sanctus', not `Sanka'.
Pope:
"Well it's `Sanka' now! Repent and switch to Sanka!"
--Theo
(who, by a weird coincidence, has had to switch to Sanka)
I'd have to agree with GFF! :)
The question ought not to be what book is most popular, but which one folks may still be reading 200 years from now if the Lord should tarry that long.
I think we know the answer to that one.
Yes, Nancy, we still read the writings of the first Pope often. 1 and 2nd Peter!
Theo:
We need a cyber rimshot!
-- pah-DUM-Pah! --
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