In the vineyard of the Lord: The life, faith, and teachings of Joseph Ratzinger.Written by Marco Bardazzi; Published by Random House, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , 2005, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0847828018, Softcover, pp. 128, $23.95 CAN The election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , following the momentous occasion of the death of a pope who had presided over the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, led to a rush of publications throughout the world. Random House produced two books, one quite good and of current interest, the other far less original. Let me start with the last named, the one by Marco Bardazzi. Bardazzi's slim volume, as the subtitle indicates, is a summary of the life, faith and teachings of the Cardinal in a schematic way, ticking off the dates, the appointments, and the documents one by one. Those who are familiar with the facts will find nothing new here. Those who have read the Cardinal's own autobiography Milestones: memoirs (1927-1977) will much prefer that volume to this one. Perhaps Bardazzi's book is useful for those who are ignorant of who the Cardinal is and was, and what he has written; but, even for them, the price of $23.95 is rather steep. FR. ALPHONSE DE VALK, C.S.B. [Please see page 48 for Fr. de Valk's review of The Rise of Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, 1927–, pope (2005–) and Roman Catholic theologian, a German (b. Marktl am Inn, Bavaria) named Josef (or Joseph) Alois Ratzinger; successor of John Paul II. He entered the seminary in 1939, but his training was interrupted by World War II. by John Allen John Allen may refer to: Artists
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