Jesus Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

The Jesus who makes everything okay for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The Jesus of the Gospels is surely not convenient for us.

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

— Pope Benedict XVI

Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

— Pope Benedict XVI

Jesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom

— Pope Benedict XVI

[Evangelization] is not something optional, but the very vocation of the People of God, a duty that corresponds to it by the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The Church is not an association that wishes to promote a certain cause. It is not about a cause. It is about…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Consecrated life means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart and putting nothing ahead…

— 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

How many people also in our time are in search of God, in search of Jesus and of his Church, in search…

— Pope Benedict XVI

In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Dear young people, the happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face:…

— Pope Benedict XVI

If Jesus has become your hope, communicate this to others with your joy and your spiritual, apostolic and social engagement. Let Christ…

— 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

Silence 'is so lacking in this world which is often too noisy, which is not favorable to recollection and listening to the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Jesus’ teaching is not the product of human learning, of whatever kind. It originates from immediate contact with the Father, from “face-to-face”…

— 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

Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“How many winds of doctrine we have known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking. The small…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“So Jesus in the throes of his Passion is an image of hope: God is on the side of those who suffer.”

— 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

We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in…

— 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

Those who allow themselves to be led by the Spirit understand that placing oneself at the service of the Gospel is not…

— Pope Benedict XVI

When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

Do not be afraid of seeming different and being criticized for what might seem to be losing or out of fashion; your…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The truth comes to rule, not through violence, but rather through its own power; [this is the central theme of John's Gospel:]…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Dear young people, we have seen that it is the Holy Spirit who brings about the wonderful communion of believers in Jesus…

— Pope Benedict XVI

the Twelve Apostles are the most evident sign of Jesus' will regarding the existence and mission of his Church, the guarantee that…

— 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…

— Pope Benedict XVI

In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed…

— Pope Benedict XVI

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

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