New Book by Pope Benedict XVI Examines the Real Jesus

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On The Way To Jesus Christ, the newest book by Pope Benedict XVI, which is released exclusively by Ignatius Press this month, is about the true Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, who is "quite different, demanding and bold." This Jesus is controversial, inconvenient, and brings an often- unpopular message. Ignatius Press is releasing a total of four new books by Pope Benedict XVI this year.

Jesus remains as popular as ever -- as the recent books, films and news articles prove. Yet is this "popular" Jesus an accurate rendering of the true Jesus of Christianity? So many articles and books ask "Who was Jesus Christ?" And yet, the Jesus they construct seems somehow incongruent with the Jesus of Christianity. The "popular" Jesus makes no demands and never challenges people. Everything and everyone is O.K. with him, under all circumstances. In fact, even when many people see the "pop" Jesus as representing God, they don't perceive him as making any judgment upon their actions or lives.

But this "phantom" Jesus is not a real figure, according to Pope Benedict XVI.

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