Christ's Descent into Hell

Pope John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) both held Hans Urs von Balthasar in high regard. Many assume that their praise of Balthasar indicates approval of his controversial theology of Holy Saturday, but this book by Lyra Pitstick shows that conclusion to be far from accurate.             Pitstick looks at what John Paul II, Ratzinger, and Balthasar have in fact said regarding the creedal affirma