In interviews with Peter Seewald, the Pope Emeritus breaks his silence on corruption within the Vatican, clerical sex scandals, and the challenge of reforming the Papacy.

In these interviews, Benedict discusses such wide-ranging controversies as:

– The “Vatileaks” case in which his butler leaked some of his personal letters that alleged corruption and scandal in the Vatican
– The presence of a “gay lobby” within the Vatican and how he dismantled it
– His alleged Nazi upbringing
– His attempts at cleaning up the “dirt in the church” (clerical sexual abuse)
– The mysterious private secretary “Gorgeous George”

On a more personal level he writes with great warmth of his successor Pope Francis, who he admits has a popular touch, a star quality which Benedict himself has lacked. Much controversy still surrounds Pope Benedict’s Papacy–in this book he addresses these controversies and reveals how at his late age, governing and reforming the Papacy and particularly the Vatican, was beyond him.

Pre-2014  Catholicism Series – Fr. Robert Barron; The 8-part and the 24-part The Great Adventure: Journey through the Bible – Jeff Cavins; Current Church Issues, including Sexual Abuse Crisis

2014-2015 Introduction to New Testament History and Literature, Professor Dale Martin, Yale University;  Dorothy Day and Catherine De Hueck Doherty, Francis of Assisi, Fragility and the Evolution of Our Humanity – Xavier Le Pichon; CCC (Catechism) on Marriage; Theresa of Avila

2015-2016 History of the Catholic Church: Tradition and Innovation, Prof. Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D.; Pivotal Players: Francis of Assisi, John Henry Newman, Thomas Aquinas – Fr. Robert Barron; The Shack (William Paul Young); The Divine Dance (Richard Rohr); St. Faustina.

2016-2017 Continuation of the Bellitto series; Introduction to Old Testament (The Hebrew Bible), Christine Hayes, Yale University; Racism, Pivotal Players:  GK Chesterton, Michaelangelo – Fr. Robert Barron; Walter Brueggemann, “What is Theology” – Sandra Schneider, IHM; “With Burning Hearts” -;Henri Nouwen, Rejoice and Be Glad – Pope Francis.

2017-2018 Introduction to Old Testament (The Hebrew Bible) – Christine Hayes, Yale University; How God Became King – NT Wright; The Universal Christ – Richard Rohr; Placing Childhood Sexual Abuse In Historical Perspective- Steven Mintz; Evangelizing The Culture Rather Than Letting The Culture Evangelize The Church, The People Of God.

2018–2019 Continuation of Introduction to Old Testament (The Hebrew Bible) – Christine Hayes, Yale University; Why Bernard Lonergan Matters for Pastoral People -Bishop Robert Barron; Letter To A Suffering Church – Bishop Robert Barron; The Meal Jesus Gave Us – NT Wright.

2019-2020 Christian Origins 101  – David Zachariah Flanagin; History of Early  Christianity – C Brian Daley; History of the Mass Part 1 – Early Christianity Mass – Fr Geo Ratzman; Surprise by the God of hope Resurrection – NT Wright

2020-2021 Catechism and Compendium – Sixth Commandment with Highlights; Article of Commentary on the Responsum ad dubium March 15, 2021; Being Disciples – Rowan Williams; Pivotal Players: Saint Benedict of Nursia  – Bishop Robert Barron.

2021-2022 The Catholic Mass 101 – Fr. John F. Baldovin, S.J.; On God, Religion and Praying – Rowan William; Literature and the Soul (Tolstoy’s The Brothers Karamazov) – Bishop Barron Presents with Jessica Hooten Wilson; We Built Reality – Bishop Barron Presents with Jason Blakley; Synod; Prayer and Spirituality: Is God Really Listening? – Rowan Williams; Horarium and Habits of Prayer.

2022-2023 The Gospel of Matthew – Reverend Donald Senior, CP; Pivotal Players: St. Augustine; Barron Cardinal Meyer Lecture (The Buffered Self) – Bishop Robert Barron; Called to Communion, Company and Constant Renewal (Forgiveness and Penance)– Pope Benedict XVI; Catholicism Episode 1 Revisited – Fr. Robert Barron; David, The King – Bishop Robert Barron; Dealing with Spiritual Doubt in Your Children – Mark Hart and Mary Ruth Hackett; Rowan Williams on Madeliene Delbrel (We, the People of the Streets).