It was by reading an eight-minute written speech that Pope Benedict XIV surprisingly intervened at today’s XIV General Congregation. "After the break, before the auditors’ interventions, Benedict XVI made a reflection on the Synodal theme which was not on the agenda," said Father Giorgio Costantino to the Italian-speaking journalists. Starting with the consideration of the work for his book "Jesus of Nazareth", the Holy Father then focussed on "the fundamental rules of biblical exegesis, on the risks of a secularist and positivist approach to the Holy Scriptures and on the necessity of a strong relation between exegesis and theology." The theme of the Papal intervention was namely the Historical-Critical Method. The text of the message has not been released to the press yet. ” ” ” “
