News Roundup

Coverage of the release of Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week has begun. Here's a list of new stories so far this Thursday morning:

Secular News
AP: Pope's new book: Violence never in God's name
Reuters: Pope's book on Jesus condemns religious violence
Reuters India has a longer article on the story.
Straits Times: Pope rejects image of 'revolutionary' Christ in new book
Guardian UK: Pope's call for vigilance could put spotlight on sex abuse scandal


Catholic News
National Catholic Register: Looking Inside the Pope's New Book
Catholic News Agency: Scholars praise Pope’s new book for promoting biblical studies renewal
Catholic News Service: Story by John Thavis and Book Excerpts.
The Catholic Herald UK: Pope: violence in God’s name is inspired by the Antichrist

Jimmy Akin: "Pope Benedict's 'SHOCKING' Statement on the Jews!"

Catholic apologist and author Jimmy Akin gives an analysis of the media coverage so far of Pope Benedict's new book, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week, concluding that

Still, given the real existence of anti-Semitism in the world and its historical linkage to Christianity—and given some of the tensions that have occurred with the Jewish community during Pope Benedict’s reign—it is always good to have an occasion in the press to remind people of the fact that the Jewish people cannot be slimed as Christ-killers the way they have been in the past—and that the Church fundamentally rejects this characterization.

Read more at The National Catholic Register.