Healthy theological discussion within the Church is useful and necessary especially when the questions being debated have not been defined by the Magisterium. This is what Benedict XVI said during the General Audience catechesis on November 4th, which was dedicated to the debate between St. Bernard of Clairvaux and Abelard, proponents, respectively, of the monastic and scholastic approaches to theology.Though their approaches were not without tension, the theological dispute between them concluded with a full reconciliation, because any theological dispute, the Pope underlined, must strive to safeguard the integrity of the faith and ensure the triumph of truth in charity.The Pope also explained that ... (less info)