Christian Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

If only everyone could experience the joy of being Christian, being loved by God Who gave His Son for us!

— Pope Benedict XVI

Being a Christian means having love. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Dancing is not a form of expression for the Christian liturgy.

— Pope Benedict XVI

[Non-Catholic Christians are] in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the [Roman Catholic] church, have the fullness of…

— Pope Benedict XVI

I would like everyone to feel loved by the God who gave his son for us and showed us his boundless love.…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and…

— Pope Benedict XVI

One doesn't begin to be a Christian because of an ethical decision or a great idea, but rather because of an encounter…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

— Pope Benedict XVI

The missionary experience is part of Christian formation and it is important for adolescents and young people to be able to live…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is…

— Pope Benedict XVI

We ask the Blessed Virgin for the gift of conversion for all Christians, so that they may announce and give a faithful…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

The rediscovery of the value of one's baptism is the basis of the missionary commitment of every Christian, because we see in…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The rediscovery of the value of one's own Baptism is at the root of every Christian's missionary commitment, because as we see…

— Pope Benedict XVI

...The baptized in their sense of mission, through prayer, the witness of life and Christian commitment in all its forms, so that…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The mature fruit of mystagogy is an awareness that one's life is being progressively transformed by the holy mysteries being celebrated. The…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ... Only in this personal relationship…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be…

— 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

Prayer itself, born in Catholic families, nurtured by programs of Christian formation, strengthened by the grace of the sacraments, is the first…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Their example gives witness to the fact that baptism commits Christians to participate boldly in the spread of the Kingdom of God,…

— 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

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

A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let…

— 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

The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the choice made by God, who wanted to…

— 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

It is imperative that the entire Christian community in the United States come to realize the grave threats to the Church's public…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

— Pope Benedict XVI

Our faith is well founded; but it is necessary that this faith become part of our lives. A great effort must therefore…

— Pope Benedict XVI

From the point of view of the Christian faith, man comes in the profoundest sense to himself not through what he does…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The main task for us all is that of a new evangelization aimed at helping younger generations to rediscover the true face…

— 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

“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

For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus has become…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The proclamation of the Gospel remains the primary service that the Church owes to humanity, to offer the salvation of Christ to…

— Pope Benedict XVI

That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelisation in this period of profound transformations, may be committed…

— Pope Benedict XVI