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"...
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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.
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No pope ever left us as many texts as he did; no pope in the past was able to visit all the world like he did and to speak directly to men of all continents. But in the end, he was struck by the path of suffering and silence.
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It is just one year since his pontificate entered its final phase, full of suffering and yet triumphant and truly paschal.
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We too are called to be attentive to the needs of our suffering brothers and sisters as part of our Lenten observance.
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In the mirror of the cross we have seen all the suffering of humanity today. We saw the suffering of abandoned, abused children ... threats against families, the division in the world in the pride of the rich and the misery of all those who suffer hunger and thirst.
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The Holy Father, with his words and his works, has given us great things; but no less important is the lesson he gave us from the chair of suffering and silence.
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Above all, 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.
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The State which would provide everything, absorbing everything into itself, would ultimately become a mere bureaucracy incapable of guaranteeing the very thing which the suffering person—every person—needs: namely, loving personal concern. We do not need a State which regulates and controls everything, but a State which, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, generously acknowledges and supports initiatives arising from the different social forces and combines spontaneity with closeness to those in need. The Church is one of those living forces.
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It is not by sidestepping or fleeing from suffering that we are healed, but rather by our capacity for accepting it, maturing through it and finding meaning through union with Christ, who suffered with infinite love.
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The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.
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A world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a good God.
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We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.
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We wish to pray for peace in the Holy Land.
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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.