Life Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

But Palm Sunday tells us that ... it is the cross that is the true tree of life.

— Pope Benedict XVI

It is rational to believe, as it is our very existence that is at stake.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The outpouring of Christ's blood is the source of the church's life.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Nourishment is a factor which touches on the fundamental right to life.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Nature expresses a design of love and truth.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Palm Sunday tells us that...it is the cross that is the true tree of life.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The Catechism was not written to please you. It will not make life easy for you, because it demands of you a…

— Pope Benedict XVI

In this Year of Faith, may every Christian rediscover the beauty of being reborn in the love of God and living as…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good,…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Selfishness and fear are at the root of (pro-abortion) legislation...We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life...life is a…

— Pope Benedict XVI

God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Look at the face of the other... discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The ways of the Lord are not easy, but we were not created for an easy life, but for great things, for…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Every human life is precious in God's sight and no effort should be spared in the attempt to promote throughout the world…

— Pope Benedict XVI

It is when we attempt to avoid suffering by withdrawing from anything that might involve hurt, when we try to spare ourselves…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Our knowledge of Jesus is in need above all of a living experience: Another person's testimony is certainly important, as in general…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Meaning that is self-made is in the last analysis no meaning. Meaning, that is, the ground on which our existence as a…

— Pope Benedict XVI

To be sure, it was not Easter Sunday but Holy Saturday, but, the more I reflect on it, the more this seems…

— Pope Benedict XVI

It is true that the Muslim world is not totally mistaken when it reproaches the West of Christian tradition of moral decadence…

— Pope Benedict XVI

We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant…

— Pope Benedict XVI

In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The first priority will consist in restoring a sense of the acceptance of life as a gift from God. According to both…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Authentic love is obviously something good. When we love we become most fully human. But people often consider themselves loving when actually…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Their example testifies that Baptism commits Christians to participating courageously in the spreading of the Kingdom of God, if need be cooperating…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Love has a particular trait: far from being indulgent or fickle, it has a task or purpose to fulfil: to abide. By…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“It is characteristic of mature love that it calls into play all man's potentialities; it engages the whole man, so to speak.…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly will they recognize the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

A new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“That is why the second coming of the Lord is not only salvation, not only the omega that sets everything right, but…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse to be perceived as mere objects of pleasure.

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Liberation is our continual and fresh acceptance of truth as the path of life set before us.”

— Pope Benedict XVI

Consecrated life means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart and putting nothing ahead…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Eternal Life" is life itself, real life, which can also be lived in the present age and is no longer challenged by…

— Pope Benedict XVI

What is capable of restoring enthusiasm and confidence, what can encourage the human spirit to rediscover its path, to raise its eyes…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The human being of all times prays because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life, which remains obscure…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“We have come to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being…

— Pope Benedict XVI