The Ultimate 'CARITAS IN VERITATE' Papal Encyclical Linkfest and Updates

Where to Read it- Right Now Whispers has it in his reader., American Papist has it in a word file see Full Text: Caritas in Veritate . Update- THE VATICAN HAS IT UP in their usual easy to read form. Update II It Can now be updated in PDF form HERE!!!from the Catholic Herald in the UK

Well Today is the day!!! Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, will be released. I have Even changed the HEADER picture on the blog for the occasion.

It is now 8:03 am in Rome which means in a hour the text will be released to the media and then the text and the embargo on stories on it will be just three hours later at 12.pm. Though I suspect several influential media and even bloggers have copies now. This thread will be updated through out the day!! As always beware of secular reporting that of course will be horrible and no doubt take things out of context. I Shall POST A LINK TO THE TEXT AT THE TOP of this post when I hopefully wake up in a few hours.

Sources to hit first
Whispers in the Loggia the Vatican Watcher and Insider a must to watch and might even post it "early". Look for stories there all day.

I would be watching the First Things Blogs and this entry Caritas in Veritate Roundup very closely

American Papist will be a must too


Benedetto XVI Forum and in the English section the 'CARITAS IN VERITATE' thread will be big as they will have both American and translated Rome and other Foreign sources of news and commentary as it comes online. As always go to the last page for the most current info and work yourself back

I expect Father Z will have remarks pretty early also.(Father Z is already give some hints)

Get Religion hopefully will have a nice overview later in the day.

John Allen at National Catholic Reporter( warning the only trusted source and reporter there on these issues at that rag) no doubt will be quick out of the box with insight and background. I will hit all the other usual suspects in a few hours(give them time to read it) and list them in the updates below.

I would keep tabs on Damian Thompson at the UK Telegraph too across the pond.

See you in a few hours

Updates Below!!

Ok here we go

Vatican Radio has a nice write up here at Charity in Truth, a Synthesis

The important Action Inst has a small take on it at Caritas in Veritate: Why Truth Matters

American Papist has isolated the very Pro-life Paragraph at Text: Caritas in Veritate on 'Respect for Life'

The New Liturgical Movement notes a paragraph that is a essential of the Church in all things from Doctrine to Celebrating Liturgy. See Caritas in Veritate and the Hermeneutic of Continuity

Forbes taking note of the implications of the day has some key quotes that have caught their eye.

Good Grief Father Reese has already popped up saying silly things like the pope's views here are "to the left of Obama in terms of economic policy," and Reese notes the "strong language here on the redistribution of wealth — not something people like to talk about in the USA. and If the Catholic right is against the redistribution of wealth, they're against the pope. He doesn't believe an unregulated marketplace is going to solve all the problems of economy and poverty." Who on the Catholic Right Believes in a unregulated Market? See USA's Today's Piece Pope calls for 'God-centered' global economy

Deal Hudson has at Inside Catholic has a very nice post up here at Benedict XVI Tightens Up the Church's Social Teaching

American Papist has isolated a part that I hope is not IGNORED. See Text: Caritas in Veritate on 'Population and Marriage'

Michael Winters At America has his first contribution upwhich is pretty good at Benedict's New Encyclical

America also has a major piece up here at The Economy of Grace: Pope Benedict's Social Theology

John Allen of NCR has his take at Pope proposes a 'Christian humanism' for the global economy

Also note this very interesting article by Allen also, Indiana firm can claim a papal thumbs-up from new social encyclical

I have been waiting for Amy Welborn's thoughts. Here are her first ones

Here are some excerpts from the Vatican News Conference via Catholic Online

Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review is in Rome right now. She has a very good interview with Kishore Jayabalan, Director of the Rome office of the Acton Institute, a Catholic economics and social-justice think tank. See The Truths in Caritas in Veritate

George Weigel has in what is the Good and the Bad at National Review. See Caritas in Veritate in Gold and Red I think he is a tad too harsh on what he sees as problems and I might engage that later)

Oh Goodness the Catholics For Choice (sorry that is a impossible contradiction) has issued a statement. See Catholics for Choice Statement on "Caritas in Veritate"

Over in the UK one Catholic is glad the new guy in Charge took an active role the introduction of this. At the UK Telegraph see Archbishop of Westminster unveils Pope's encyclical. When did that last happen?

Spengler over at First Things has these thoughts at An African Encyclical

Mirrors of Justice has more thoughts and links related to the Indiana Company and today's Caritas in Veritate & The Economy of Communion

I have my own small contribution here at Pope Benedict and the 'urgent need of a true world political authority'

The Action Inst Guy In Rome has some good details and important stuff on the Vatican Press Conference. See Caritas in Veritate: Highlights from the Vatican Press Conference

First Things and the their thread post Caritas in Veritate Roundup has some more reactions from that segement of that Catholic blogland. See The Pope of Caritapolis by Michael Novak
First Thoughts on Caritas in Veritate, #4 by Joseph Bottum

Fr Thomas J Reese, SJ, gets it wrong again? via The Lazy Disciple

American Conservative has a good post that is balanced and offers insight. See Benedict vs the Neocons?

Something that might be missed if one reads too quickly but this guy caught it. See Even The Pope Is Worried About The State Of Intellectual Property

Louisiana Catholic Blogger For the Greater Glory has thought similar to mine on the Weigel op-ed in National Review. See George Weigel Speaks About the Encyclical