--- title: "6 Pope Benedict Xvi Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Pope Benedict Xvi quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Pope Benedict Xvi sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg" --- > [The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-novak/the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedict-xvi-was-when-he-was-joseph/) [David Novak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-novak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg) > [Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanish-government-and-the-people/) [Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-1_benedict-xvi_please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanis_1018642.jpg) > [“The diligent reading of Sacred Scripture accompanied by prayer brings about that intimate dialogue in which the person reading hears God who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-currie/the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture-accompanied-by-prayer-brings/) [David B Currie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-currie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/david-b-currie-231008_benedict-xvi_the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture_1356583.jpg) > [ “He \[Pope Benedict XVI\] spoke of the distilled message of John Paul's reign: "Be not afraid” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-noonan/he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distilled-message-of-john-paul-s/) [Peggy Noonan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-noonan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/peggy-noonan-4902_benedict-xvi_he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distil_1736715.png) > [“us to take our place within the crowd, to hear Jesus preach and see him perform mighty deeds, when we open up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-ruszala-2/us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to-hear-jesus-preach-and-see/) [Michael J Ruszala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-ruszala-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/michael-j-ruszala-2-89222_benedict-xvi_us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to_1945463.jpg) > [Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at-a-critical-time-in-which-the/) [Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/thabo-mbeki-2259_assuming_pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at_3074122.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pope-benedict-xvi/#itemlist", "name": "Pope Benedict Xvi Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Novak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-novak/the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedict-xvi-was-when-he-was-joseph/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.” — David Novak", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanish-government-and-the-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-1_benedict-xvi_please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanis_1018642.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-1_benedict-xvi_please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanis_1018642.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-1_benedict-xvi_please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanis_1018642.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for…” — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The diligent reading of Sacred Scripture accompanied by prayer brings about that intimate dialogue in which the person reading hears God who is speaking, and in praying, responds to him with trusting openness of heart. If it is effectively promoted, this practice will bring to the Church—I am convinced of it—a new spiritual springtime. —Pope Benedict XVI”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David B Currie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-currie/the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture-accompanied-by-prayer-brings/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/david-b-currie-231008_benedict-xvi_the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture_1356583.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/david-b-currie-231008_benedict-xvi_the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture_1356583.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/david-b-currie-231008_benedict-xvi_the-diligent-reading-of-sacred-scripture_1356583.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The diligent reading of Sacred Scripture accompanied by prayer brings about that intimate dialogue in which…” — David B Currie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He [Pope Benedict XVI] spoke of the distilled message of John Paul's reign: \"Be not afraid”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peggy Noonan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-noonan/he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distilled-message-of-john-paul-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/peggy-noonan-4902_benedict-xvi_he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distil_1736715.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/peggy-noonan-4902_benedict-xvi_he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distil_1736715.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/peggy-noonan-4902_benedict-xvi_he-pope-benedict-xvi-spoke-of-the-distil_1736715.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He [Pope Benedict XVI] spoke of the distilled message of John Paul's reign: \"Be not afraid” — Peggy Noonan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“us to take our place within the crowd, to hear Jesus preach and see him perform mighty deeds, when we open up the Gospels for ourselves. While no one today would say that Jesus is John the Baptist, Elijah, or Jeremiah, we will see for ourselves if we agree with our own contemporaries that Jesus of Nazareth was simply a great man, a noble teacher, a religious founder, and an unfortunate martyr. Or perhaps we agree with the sour-faced scholars who tell us that Jesus of Nazareth was a failed messiah who never intended to found a religion and that the religion bearing his name has done little to further the material progress of the world.   Pope Benedict XVI reflects in Jesus of Nazareth, “What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God. He has brought the God who formerly unveiled his countenance gradually, first to Abraham, then to Moses and the Prophets…. He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about our origin and destiny: faith, hope, and love.” The Story of a People Open to the beginning of the New Testament and the genealogy of Jesus is what you will find. Most skip over it while others bravely plough their way through it. But much like Matthew, the writer of the first Gospel, I too feel the need to express before anything else that the story of Jesus does not begin with Jesus of Nazareth. A great history is presupposed – a history that his fellow countrymen would have known as well as we know the names of our own grandparents. The only question is: how far back should we go? For Matthew, the answer was to go back to Abraham, the ancient father of the Jewish people, whom God had called out of the city of Ur in Mesopotamia in a journey of faith to the land of Canaan, later called Palestine. For Luke the Evangelist, the answer was Adam, the father of the human race, emphasizing that Jesus came for all peoples.   Very basically, the history presupposed is that of God’s intervention in human affairs, particularly those of the Chosen People, the Children of Israel. The Bible tells us that God spoke to Abraham, bringing him into a covenant with God alone as God, as opposed to the many false gods of his ancestors. As God promised, he made Abraham into a vast people, and that people was later liberated from slavery in Egypt by Moses. The Bible tells us that God spoke to Moses and made a covenant with Moses. And through Moses, God made the people a nation, replete with laws to govern them. Then there was David, the greatest king of Israel, a man “after God’s own heart.” And the Bible tells us that God spoke to David and made a covenant with him, promising that his kingdom”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael J Ruszala" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-ruszala-2/us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to-hear-jesus-preach-and-see/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/michael-j-ruszala-2-89222_benedict-xvi_us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to_1945463.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/michael-j-ruszala-2-89222_benedict-xvi_us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to_1945463.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/michael-j-ruszala-2-89222_benedict-xvi_us-to-take-our-place-within-the-crowd-to_1945463.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“us to take our place within the crowd, to hear Jesus preach and see him perform mighty deeds, when we open…” — Michael J Ruszala", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thabo Mbeki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at-a-critical-time-in-which-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/thabo-mbeki-2259_assuming_pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at_3074122.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/thabo-mbeki-2259_assuming_pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at_3074122.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/thabo-mbeki-2259_assuming_pope-benedict-xvi-assumes-leadership-at_3074122.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and…” — Thabo Mbeki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pope-benedict-xvi/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pope-benedict-xvi/", "name": "Pope Benedict Xvi Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pope-benedict-xvi/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/david-novak-10709_benedict-xvi_the-one-and-only-time-i-met-pope-benedic_895524.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 6 Pope Benedict Xvi quotes by 6 authors. 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