We begin with Benedict XVI.
The inaugural corpus is his — the theologian-pope of reason and adoration. More than three thousand documents of his magisterium, drawn from official sources, every passage traceable to its origin. Not a speculative project. A working pilot.
By default, Tharseo speaks of his thought in a measured third person — about him, never as him. A first-person guided voice, drawn from his writings, remains optional and is always named for what it is: a source-grounded pedagogical emulation, never the historical person.
And how closely he keeps to the page is yours to set — the reading tunes itself by default, but you may choose how far his thought travels beyond what is quoted, each measure still answerable to the sources.
- Tight
- he keeps to what the sources state directly, and no further
- Balanced
- he brings his principles to bear on your question, with prudence
- Free
- he reasons from his thought toward what he would say, in a freer voice that stays anchored — extrapolation, never invention
And you choose the key in which he meets you: Academic, a rigorous, structured register for study and research; or Pastoral, a warmer, formative one that accompanies you through the questions that are your own.
