Can man, the finite and sinful one, cooperate with God, the Infinite and Holy One? Yes, he can, precisely because God Himself… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Let us say plainly: the unredeemed state of the world consists precisely in the failure to understand the meaning of creation, in… — Pope Benedict XVI Failure Copy Share Image
The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or… — Pope Benedict XVI Christ Copy Share Image
I urge you to continue your fraternal cooperation with one another in the spirit of the community of Christ's disciples, united in… — Pope Benedict XVI Christ Copy Share Image
Everyone should educate themselves in more wise and responsible consumption; promote personal responsibility, along with the social dimension of rural activities, which… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The destruction of the environment, its improper or selfish use, and the violent hoarding of the Earth's resources cause grievances, conflicts and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Faith in the resurrection of Jesus says that there is a future for every human being; the cry for unending life which… — Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Copy Share Image
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We live in a society in which it seems that every space, every moment must be 'filled' with initiatives, activity, sound; often… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“If the painful history of the human and Christian striving for God proves anything, it surely proves this: that any attempt to… — Pope Benedict XVI History Copy Share Image
When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or… — Pope Benedict XVI Abstract Copy Share Image
We cannot but recognize that, in practical terms, defending human life has become more difficult today, because a mentality has been created… — Pope Benedict XVI Coexistence Copy Share Image
“The intellectual climate of the 1970s, for which the 1950s had already paved the way, contributed to this. A theory was even… — Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Copy Share Image
Sometimes men and women prefer the darkness to the light because they are attached to their sins. Nevertheless it is only by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We, however, have a different goal: the Son of God, the true man. He is the measure of true humanism. An "adult"… — Pope Benedict XVI Adults Copy Share Image
The experience of [the African] bishops is that evangelization itself should be foremost, that the God of Jesus Christ must be known,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
A world filled with temptations needs priests who are totally dedicated to their mission. Accordingly, they are asked in a very special… — Pope Benedict XVI Celibacy Copy Share Image
The celebration of Lent, in the context of the Year of Faith, offers us a valuable opportunity to meditate on the relationship… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful… — Pope Benedict XVI Beautiful Copy Share Image
God's love does not distinguish between the infant in the mother's womb or the child or the youth or the adult or… — Pope Benedict XVI Abortion Copy Share Image
Jesus, the Word incarnate, is always the center of our announcement, the point of reference for our evangelizing mission and for its… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Go forth! Carry the good tidings to the poor, bind the wounds of the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom to slaves, open the doors… — Pope Benedict XVI Brokenhearted Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Authentic Christian discipleship… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Too often, attention is diverted from the needs of populations, insufficient emphasis is placed on work in the fields, and the goods… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“The reasonableness of the universe provides us with access to God's Reason, and the Bible is and continues to be the true… — Pope Benedict XVI Bible Copy Share Image
That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and that God does not allow that bond to fail is… — Pope Benedict XVI Christ Copy Share Image
For each one of you, as for the apostles, the encounter with the divine Teacher who calls you friends may be the… — Pope Benedict XVI Apostles Copy Share Image
In silence, we are better able to listen to and understand ourselves; ideas come to birth and acquire depth; we understand with… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“God is the Lord of all things because he is their creator, and only therefore can we pray to him. For this… — Pope Benedict XVI Freedom Copy Share Image
Making the sign of the Cross - as we will do during the Blessing - means saying a visible and public "yes"… — Pope Benedict XVI Blessing Copy Share Image
If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you… — Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Copy Share Image
Beauty, then, is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God… — Pope Benedict XVI Action Copy Share Image
Art is elemental. Reason alone as it's expressed in the sciences can't be man's complete answer to reality, and it can't express… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great truth of… — Pope Benedict XVI Agnostic Copy Share Image
That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow from them,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Experience shows that disregard for the environment always harms human coexistence, and vice versa. It becomes more and more evident that there… — Pope Benedict XVI Coexistence Copy Share Image
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands… — Pope Benedict XVI Almsgiving Copy Share Image
“We are sinners. But we should not take the failure to live up to this high moral standard as an authoritative objection… — Pope Benedict XVI Failure Copy Share Image
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