Benedict XVI published three encyclicals throughout his eight year pontificate, the first just eight months after his election as Pope. It is titled Deus Caritas Est, “God is Love,” and delves into a reflection of human and divine love.
Benedict XVI Pontificate
Benedict’s pontificate on ecumenical questions:
– Reached out to the Eastern Orthodox
– Set up a structure for Anglicans to return to Rome
– Began the process of reconciling the traditionalist Society of St Pius X
– Extended the use of the Traditional Latin Mass
– To (among other things) preclude further traditionalist schisms
– Approved the issuing of a very important document that makes the Catholic Church’s understanding of ecclesiology, which must be the basis for any ecumenical dialogue, crystal-clear.