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Regarding the magisterium of 杏MAP导航 Francis, Benedict writes that 鈥渢here is interior unity鈥� between his pontificate and that of 杏MAP导航 Francis, his successor. 杏MAP导航 Benedict鈥檚 letter was presented by its recipient, Msgr Dario Edoardo Viganò, during a press conference presenting 鈥淭he Theology of 杏MAP导航 Francis,鈥� a series of 11 books written by 11 different authors, and published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana. The news conference was held in Sala Marconi in the headquarters of Vatican Media.

杏MAP导航 Benedict applauds publication of the series

鈥淚 applaud this initiative,鈥� writes 杏MAP导航 Benedict. 鈥淚t contradicts the foolish prejudice of those who see 杏MAP导航 Francis as someone who lacks a particular theological and philosophical formation, while I would have been solely a theorist of theology with little understanding of the concrete lives of today鈥檚 Christian.

杏MAP导航 Francis has profound theological formation

The 杏MAP导航 Emeritus writes that he is grateful to have received the set of 11 books edited by Roberto Repole, President of the Italian Theological Association. 杏MAP导航 Benedict XVI adds that these volumes 鈥渞easonably demonstrate that 杏MAP导航 Francis is a man with profound philosophical and theological formation and are helpful to see the interior continuity between the two pontificates, even with all the differences in style and temperament.鈥�

Language editions in the works

During the event, Br Giulio Cesareo, OFM, the recently-appointed head of Libreria Editrice Vaticana, explained that contracts have already been signed for the English, Spanish, French, Portughese, Polish and Romanian editions of the series, and that further negotiations are in process with publishers throughout the world.