Pope Benedict XVI on Revelation with Richard DeClue

In commemoration of Pope Benedict XVI’s birthday on April 16, Robert Mixa and Andrew Petiprin sit down with Dr. Richard DeClue, Professor of Theology at the Word on Fire Institute and author of The Mind of Pope Benedict XVI: A Theology of Communion, to explore Pope Benedict XVI’s profound understanding of divine revelation as God’s personal self-communication in history rather than a mere collection of doctrines. Drawing from Ratzinger’s groundbreaking study of St. Bonaventure, his pivotal role in shaping Vatican II’s Dei Verbum, and his vision of Christ as the living “Thou” of revelation, Dr. DeClue unpacks how Scripture and Tradition flow from the incarnate Word, inviting us into Trinitarian communion.