Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
almost close faith hand solid sound touch
Those who were able to get close to him could almost touch with their hand his sound and solid faith.
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.
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.
heart erosion hands
This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. Beauty, like truth, brings joy to the human heart, and is that precious fruit which resists the erosion of time, which unites generations and enables them to be one in admiration. And all this through the work of your hands . . . Remember that you are the custodians of beauty in the world.
fall hands ends
We can fall, but in the end we fall into God's hands, and God's hands are good hands.
blessing hands opening-up
The blessing hands of Christ are like a roof that protects us. But at the same time, they are a gesture of opening up, tearing the world open so that heaven my enter in, may become "present" within it.
marriage reality hands
We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.
god hands hatred
Let us put our hands today again at (God's) disposition and pray that he takes our hands to guide us. Let his hand take ours so we won't sink, but will serve life which is stronger than death, and love which is stronger than hatred.
hands path lord
If we take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good.
christian israel hands
Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and when the unification of Jews and Christians into the people of God will take place.
holy peace pray wish
We wish to pray for peace in the Holy Land.
applying face necessary rules safeguard situations truth
The very same pastoral sensibility in the face of real situations must end up safeguarding the truth and applying the necessary rules to safeguard it.
birthplace men pray special suffer toward women
On this night, when we look toward Bethlehem, let us pray in a special way for the birthplace of our Redeemer and for the men and women who live and suffer there.
denied devout either losing public simple thus
Either we make him a simple devout expression, or he is denied everything, he is banished from public life, thus losing all meaning.