Benedictus XVI. P.P. Benedictus XVI. P.P.
Function:
Pope of the Holy Roman Church
Title:
Servus Servorum Dei
Birthdate:
Apr 16, 1927
Country:
Germany
Elevated:
Jun 27, 1977
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English On Buddhism
Oct 16, 2004
Buddhism as an auto-erotic spirituality.

(The Tablet, 18 September 2004) In March 1997 Ratzinger offered a similarly harsh judgement on Buddhism, calling it “an auto-erotic spirituality” in an interview with a leading French newspaper. Buddhism, said Ratzinger, “seeks transcendence without imposing concrete religious obligations”.
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