--- title: "14 God love Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI" description: "14 God love quotes by Pope Benedict XVI. Plus more from Pope Benedict XVI and more God love sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-t_530681.jpg" --- > [Look at the face of the other... discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-that-he-has-a-soul-a-history/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-t_530681.jpg) > [God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-loves-us-we-need-only-to-summon-up-the-humility-to-allow/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christian-inspiratio_god-loves-us-we-need-only-to-summon-up-t_2820516.jpg) > [God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/pope-benedict-xvi-414_despite_god-loves-us-despite-our-shortcomings-an_72270.jpg) > [“God is love, and the encounter with him is the only response to the restlessness of the human heart;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-is-love-and-the-encounter-with-him-is-the-only-response-to-the/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/pope-benedict-xvi-414_god_god-is-love-and-the-encounter-with-him-i_2110084.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) > [God's love does not distinguish between the infant in the mother's womb or the child or the youth or the adult or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-s-love-does-not-distinguish-between-the-infant-in-the-mother-s/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/pope-benedict-xvi-414_abortion_god-s-love-does-not-distinguish-between_1933518.jpg) > [A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/a-christian-knows-when-it-is-time-to-speak-of-god-and-when-it-is/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/pope-benedict-xvi-414_alone-in-love_a-christian-knows-when-it-is-time-to-spe_1650962.jpg) > [While we too always seek other signs, other wonders, we do not realize that he is the real sign, God made flesh;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/while-we-too-always-seek-other-signs-other-wonders-we-do-not-realize/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_while-we-too-always-seek-other-signs-oth_1487357.jpg) > [The proclamation and witness of the Gospel are the first service that Christians can offer every person and the whole human race,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-proclamation-and-witness-of-the-gospel-are-the-first-service-that/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christ_the-proclamation-and-witness-of-the-gosp_2029940.jpg) > [The unbreakable bond between love of God and love of neighbor is emphasized. One is so closely connected to the other that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-unbreakable-bond-between-love-of-god-and-love-of-neighbor-is/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/pope-benedict-xvi-414_and-love_the-unbreakable-bond-between-love-of-god_2537239.jpg) > [“It is characteristic of mature love that it calls into play all man's potentialities; it engages the whole man, so to speak.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/it-is-characteristic-of-mature-love-that-it-calls-into-play-all-man-s/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/pope-benedict-xvi-414_god-love_it-is-characteristic-of-mature-love-that_2372954.jpg) > [Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/prudence-does-not-mean-failing-to-accept-responsibilities-and/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/pope-benedict-xvi-414_accepting_prudence-does-not-mean-failing-to-accept_3099735.jpg) > [The answer to our cry which God gave in Jesus infinitely transcends our expectations, achieving a solidarity which cannot be human alone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-answer-to-our-cry-which-god-gave-in-jesus-infinitely-transcends/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/pope-benedict-xvi-414_achieve_the-answer-to-our-cry-which-god-gave-in_282293.jpg) > [The main task for us all is that of a new evangelization aimed at helping younger generations to rediscover the true face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-main-task-for-us-all-is-that-of-a-new-evangelization-aimed-at/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/pope-benedict-xvi-414_addresses_the-main-task-for-us-all-is-that-of-a-ne_1505925.jpg) ## Other authors on God love ## 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": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-love/pope-benedict-xvi/#itemlist", "name": "14 God love Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Look at the face of the other... discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and that God loves this person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Benedict XVI" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-that-he-has-a-soul-a-history/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-t_530681.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-t_530681.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/pope-benedict-xvi-414_faces_look-at-the-face-of-the-other-discover-t_530681.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Look at the face of the other... discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and…” — Pope Benedict XVI", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God loves us; 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