Humans Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

How can it be that the most wonderous and sacred human space - the womb - has become a place of unutterable…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Violence against even one human being is violence against all.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The fundamental task of the evangelization of culture is the challenge to make God visible in the human face of Jesus.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The freedom to kill is not a true freedom, but a tyranny that reduces human beings to slavery.

— Pope Benedict XVI

In Jesus Christ, God took on a human face and became our friend and brother.

— Pope Benedict XVI

While we too always seek other signs, other wonders, we do not realize that he is the real sign, God made flesh;…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Each of us has a mission . . . each of us is called to change the world, to work for a…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The human being of all times prays because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life, which remains obscure…

— Pope Benedict XVI

What is capable of restoring enthusiasm and confidence, what can encourage the human spirit to rediscover its path, to raise its eyes…

— Pope Benedict XVI

It is important always to remember that virtual contact cannot and must not take the place of direct human contact with people…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The extermination of millions of unborn children, in the name of the fight against poverty, actually constitutes the destruction of the poorest…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as…

— Pope Benedict XVI

When, as today, there is a market in human organs, when fetuses are produced to make spare organs available, or to make…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Human pride and egoism always create divisions, build walls of indifference, hate and violence. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, makes…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The examination of conscience has an important educational value. it teaches us to look sincerely at our own lives, to compare them…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The answer to our cry which God gave in Jesus infinitely transcends our expectations, achieving a solidarity which cannot be human alone,…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly…

— Pope Benedict XVI

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Authentic love is obviously something good. When we love we become most fully human. But people often consider themselves loving when actually…

— Pope Benedict XVI

To make a concrete response to the appeal of our brothers and sisters in humanity, we must come to grips with the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Authentic love is obviously something good... When we love, we become most fully ourselves, most fully human... People often think they are…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Can we disregard the growing phenomenon of "environmental refugees", people who are forced by the degradation of their natural habitat to forsake…

— Pope Benedict XVI

God's heart calls to our hearts, inviting us to come out of ourselves, to forsake our human certainties, to trust in him…

— Pope Benedict XVI

A thirst for the infinite is indelibly present in human beings. Man was created to have a relationship with God; we need…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Every human life is precious in God's sight and no effort should be spared in the attempt to promote throughout the world…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Every human being is loved by God the Father. No one need feel forgotten, for every name is written in the Lord's…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Music, great music, distends the spirit, arouses profound emotions and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds and hearts to God…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security.

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

God is not solitude, but perfect communion. For this reason the human person, the image of God, realizes himself or herself in…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

To be sure, it was not Easter Sunday but Holy Saturday, but, the more I reflect on it, the more this seems…

— 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

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

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

— Pope Benedict XVI