1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comThe defense of Vatican II a commonality of Popes Francis, Benedict - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VghNwLk8Ez"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/the-defense-of-vatican-ii-a-commonality-of-popes-francis-benedict/">The defense of Vatican II a commonality of Popes Francis, Benedict</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/the-defense-of-vatican-ii-a-commonality-of-popes-francis-benedict/embed/#?secret=VghNwLk8Ez" width="600" height="338" title="“The defense of Vatican II a commonality of Popes Francis, Benedict” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="VghNwLk8Ez" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FRANCIS-BENEDICT-PAROLIN-web.jpg600399Retired Pope Benedict XVI is pictured in a 2013 file photo greeting Pope Francis at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery at the Vatican. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Much of the media commentary about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s recent passing has focused on the real and important differences between his ecclesial vision and that of Pope […]