tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797726.post2923518643853622177..comments2023-09-06T09:55:09.226+01:00Comments on Lover of Futility: Papal Tombs and Monuments (1800-2005) Part ILover of Futilityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877073439147939412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797726.post-919229528646348492009-06-28T19:50:39.051+01:002009-06-28T19:50:39.051+01:00This worthy successor of St. Peter was one of the ...This worthy successor of St. Peter was one of the most courageous, gifted, and Christ-like pontiffs in the history of the papacy. He suffered greatly at the hands of the egocentric Napoleon, but always bravely defended the rights of the Church. He preserved the dignity of his Petrine office and accomplished much for the advancement of Christianity. Without a doubt, here is a pope worthy of beatification and canonization on the basis of his outstanding pontificate and his profound Benedictine spirituality. His colossal monument in St. Peter's is one of the most impressive in all of Rome. God bless you, Byron HooverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com