It's August 30, 2011...

Pope Benedict XVI's General Audience:



"Let us remember that the tradition of the ancient Church agrees in attributing to Matthew the paternity of the first Gospel...

"The Gospel of Matthew in Hebrew or Aramaic is no longer extant,

"but in the Greek Gospel that we possess, we still continue to hear,

"in a certain way, the persuasive voice of the publican Matthew,

"who having become an apostle continues to proclaim God's saving mercy to us..."

Snippet from James J. Drummery's "Catholic Replies."

In The Wanderer Catholic newspaper. Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Way to go, Your Holiness!

You've said it.

I believe it.

And that settles it! :)