...spoke in London the other evening, at a splendid event held in the National Galery. It was a great privilege to be invited, and he gave us an overview of the current position of Christianity and culture in Europe, tackling specifically the iussue of "Christophobia". It was a thoughtful and gentle approach, no polemics, but warmly assertive of confidence in the Church's message. The lecture was rich in the theology of Benedict XVI. Schonborn is one of the "Ratzinger circle" - literally so, because they are not just friends but he is part of the Schulerkreise established by Cardinal Ratzinger with his former pupils from the days when he was a professor...
You can read a rather charming and chatty report of the evening by a felow-guest here...
The evening not only provided a chance to listen to Cardinal Scvhonborn, but also to meet a number of friends...it was a joy to chat to Ann Widdecombe, David Alton, Fr John Saward from Oxford, Neville Kyrke-Smith of ACN...
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I read this with my envious face on.
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