--- title: "11 Crosses Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI" description: "11 Crosses quotes by Pope Benedict XVI. Plus more from Pope Benedict XVI and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/pope-benedict-xvi-414_cross_the-cross-reminds-us-that-there-is-no-tr_844367.jpg" --- > [The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-cross-reminds-us-that-there-is-no-true-love-without-suffering/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/pope-benedict-xvi-414_cross_the-cross-reminds-us-that-there-is-no-tr_844367.jpg) > [In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/in-the-face-of-horror-there-is-no-other-answer-than-the-cross-of/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/pope-benedict-xvi-414_abyss_in-the-face-of-horror-there-is-no-other_897807.jpg) > [But Palm Sunday tells us that ... it is the cross that is the true tree of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/but-palm-sunday-tells-us-that-it-is-the-cross-that-is-the-true-tree/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/pope-benedict-xvi-414_crosses_but-palm-sunday-tells-us-that-it-is-the_861744.jpg) > [To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/to-make-the-sign-of-the-cross-is-to-pronounce-a-visible-and-public/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/pope-benedict-xvi-414_crosses_to-make-the-sign-of-the-cross-is-to-pron_1357282.jpg) > [Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/almsgiving-according-to-the-gospel-is-not-mere-philanthropy-rather-it/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/pope-benedict-xvi-414_almsgiving_almsgiving-according-to-the-gospel-is-no_1704905.jpg) > [The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act so completely radical that it caused God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-cross-is-the-approbation-of-our-existence-not-in-words-but-in-an/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/pope-benedict-xvi-414_crosses_the-cross-is-the-approbation-of-our-exis_2156009.jpg) > [Making the sign of the Cross - as we will do during the Blessing - means saying a visible and public "yes"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/making-the-sign-of-the-cross-as-we-will-do-during-the-blessing-means/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/pope-benedict-xvi-414_catholic_making-the-sign-of-the-cross-as-we-will_1974986.jpg) > [The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by "attraction": just as Christ "draws all to himself" by the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-church-does-not-engage-in-proselytism-instead-she-grows-by/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/pope-benedict-xvi-414_attraction_the-church-does-not-engage-in-proselytis_1522888.jpg) > [The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-door-of-faith-acts-14-27-is-always-open-for-us-ushering-us-into/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christian-inspiratio_the-door-of-faith-acts-14-27-is-always-o_1073560.jpg) > [How many people also in our time are in search of God, in search of Jesus and of his Church, in search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/how-many-people-also-in-our-time-are-in-search-of-god-in-search-of/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/pope-benedict-xvi-414_church_how-many-people-also-in-our-time-are-in_699329.jpg) > [When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/when-in-adoration-we-look-at-the-consecrated-host-the-sign-of/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/pope-benedict-xvi-414_adoration_when-in-adoration-we-look-at-the-consecr_986405.jpg) ## Other authors on Crosses ## More by Pope Benedict XVI > [The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-fact-that-the-lord-can-work-and-act-even-with-insufficient-means/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-essence-of-christianity-is-an-ever-new-encounter-with-the-god-who/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-you-abide-in-the-love-of-christ-rooted-in-the-faith-you-will/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/continue-to-witness-to-the-gospel-every-day-and-commit-yourselves/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-example-of-fidelity-to-prayer-challenges-us-to-examine-the-time/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-we-look-to-the-saints-this-great-luminous-wake-with-which-god-has/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joseph-ratzinger-never-developed-his-own-theological-system-as-a/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-christ-does-not-teach-us-a-spirituality-of-closed-eyes-but-one/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Joy is the true gift of Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joy-is-the-true-gift-of-christmas/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/material-possessions-in-themselves-are-good-we-would-not-survive-for/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/one-of-the-promising-indications-of-a-renewal-in-the-church-s/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-loves-us-despite-our-shortcomings-and-sins-and-his-love-gives/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/it-s-a-great-responsibility-before-god-the-judge-who-guides-us-who/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/discovering-the-beauty-and-joy-of-faith-is-a-path-that-every-new/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) > [Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/apostolic-and-missionary-fruitfulness-is-not-principally-due-to/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": 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