“The fact that So-crates, the pagan, could become in a certain respect the prophet of Jesus Christ has its roots in this fundamental question. Socrates’ taking up of this question bestowed on the way of philoso-phizing inspired by him a kind of salvation-historical privilege and made it an appropriate vessel for the Christian Logos. For with the Christian Logos we are dealing with liberation thro-ugh truth and to truth.”

Cardinal J. Ratzinger, Conscience And Truth.
The 10th Workshop for Bishop February 1991 Dallas, Texas