Audio of the Benedict XVI's Address to the US Bishops

From the Vatican Radio podcast, here is an audio clip of the Holy Father's encounter with the American bishops. I include here only the question and answer (apparently previously prepared) section. The Holy Father answers three questions: his assessment of secularism, his comments on a "quiet attrition" by which Catholics gradually distance themselves from the practice of the faith in the Church, his advice on the issue of decline of priestly vocations.

If one can get past the somewhat heavy German accent of Pope Benedict, and listens in a more meditative manner, one will find much here that is deep, interesting and thought-provoking. I am particularly taken by the Holy Father's insistence that one of today's great challenges is "recapturing the Catholic vision of reality and presenting it in an engaging and imaginative way."