Dr Peters: Congratulations to Cardinal Stickler - the Canonist

Many of us are aware of Cardinal Stickler and his defense of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, particularly the Tridentine Mass. However, Dr Ed Peters notes something about which I was unaware and perhaps others are as well.

Today, Alfons Maria Cdl. Stickler marks 70 years of priestly life. And that's something to celebrate. But, with due regard for Pope Benedict's admiration of Cdl. Stickler's unsung labors in the Vatican Archives, it is Cdl. Stickler the canonist whom I congratulate today.