Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVIserved as pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He was elected pope on 19 April 2005, was inaugurated on 24 April 2005 and resigned from the office on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election occurred in a papal conclave following the death of Pope John Paul II...
hands self possibility
There is no other possibility for possessing certitude with regard to one's life apart from self-abandonmen t, in a continuous crescendo, into the hands of a love that seems to grow constantly because it has its origin in God.
doors giving people
I say to you dear young people: Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and He gives you verything. When we give ourselves to him, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ and you will find true life.
earth legs lasts
I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth,
christian expression dancing
Dancing is not a form of expression for the Christian liturgy.
believe men important
I believe that the most important thing...is to revive in the whole Church that positive tension, that yearning to announce Christ again to contemporary man.
reality hands understanding
This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.
sunday tree crosses
But Palm Sunday tells us that ... it is the cross that is the true tree of life.
humility darkness faces
Hope is practiced through the virtue of patience, which continues to do good even in the face of apparent failure, and through the virtue of humility, which accepts God's mystery and trusts him even at times of darkness.
christian son joy
If only everyone could experience the joy of being Christian, being loved by God Who gave His Son for us!
prayer moving together
I, retired in prayer, will always be with you, and together we will move ahead with the Lord in certainty. The Lord is victorious.
faith lying inspiration
Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering.
jesus joy
Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will
men order law
When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final analysis, worship and law cannot be completely separated from each other. God has a right to a response from man, to man himself, and where that right of God totally disappears, the order of law among men is dissolved, because there is no cornerstone to keep the whole structure together.
children decision circumstances
Society as a whole must defend the conceived child's right to life and the true good of the woman who can never, in any circumstances, find fulfilment in the decision to abort.