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Pope Benedict XVI

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A prayer reminds us that even with limited resources God can still act, and this comfort encourages us to trust in others’ prayers. Another line says the heart of Christianity is a fresh meeting with a God who speaks, approaches, and befriends us. He also calls prayer an art that requires alertness, and points to saints as a lasting force for good that survives history.

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Pope Benedict XVI led the Catholic Church and Vatican City from 2005 to 2013, then became pope emeritus until his death on 31 December 2022.

Quick Facts About Pope Benedict XVI

Notable works: Lord, I Love You! Homilies Through the Liturgical Year

Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

Forgiveness does not replace justice.

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Rediscover the joy of believing.

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One who has hope lives differently.

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Forgiveness is not substitute for justice.

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Forgiveness

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Joy is the true gift of Christmas.

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Christmas

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Purity of heart is what enables us to see.

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Listen to the voice of the earth...

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Communication

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Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

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Catholic

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Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself.

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Facts

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The Catholic Church is not dead, it is not even tired!

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Catholic

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The Jesus of the Gospels is surely not convenient for us.

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I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth,

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Earth

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Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea.

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Digital

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Art and the saints are the greatest apologetics for our faith.

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Apologetic

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Civilization is now under the tyranny of relativism.

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Civilization

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Violence against even one human being is violence against all.

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Christian inspirational

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With the Eucharist, therefore, heaven comes down to earth, the tomorrow of God descends into the present and it is as if…

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Christian inspirational

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The highest things, the things that really matter, we cannot achieve on our own; we have to accept them as gifts and…

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“God is love, and the encounter with him is the only response to the restlessness of the human heart;”

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God

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Men and women were created for something great, for infinity. Nothing else will ever be enough.

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“History as a whole is the struggle between love and the inability to love, between love and the refusal to love.”

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Ability to love

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Deeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims…

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Father

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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord.

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I send them my warmest encouragement to persevere in the patience and charity of Christ.

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Charity

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It is theologically and anthropologically important for woman to be at the center of Christianity. Through Mary, and the other holy women,…

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Catholicism

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The proclamation and witness of the Gospel are the first service that Christians can offer every person and the whole human race,…

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Christ

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All the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. And your prayers, my dear…

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“One has to make do with what time one has. I was conscious that my task was of another kind: that I…

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Courage

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There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this…

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Assumption

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Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too…

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Christian inspirational

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By itself, the question of the liturgy's essence and the standards of the reform has brought us back to the question of…

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Essence

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Let us put our hands today again at (God's) disposition and pray that he takes our hands to guide us. Let his…

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The current economic crisis...has numerous causes and sends a powerful message about the need for a profound revision of the model of…

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Agriculture

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Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is…

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“Moral posturing is part and parcel of temptation. It does not invite us directly to do evil - no, that would be…

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Better place

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The fields are still ripe for harvesting (cf. Jn 4:35); God continues to give the growth (cf. 1 Cor 3:6). We can…

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America

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“Mary is a woman who loves. How could it be otherwise? As a believer who in faith thinks with God's thoughts and…

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Faith

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The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that…

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Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order…

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

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Acceptance

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Pope Benedict XVI by topic

Religion (109) Faith (107) Love (94) Christ (85) Life (78) Church (69) World (63) Inspiration (60) Humans (59) People (55) Christian inspirational (49) Jesus (45) Men (42) Truth (40) Lord (38) Heart (37) Christian (37) Catholic (37) Joy (36)