God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Church does not invent sins but recognizes the will of God and has to declare it. Of course, the great thing..… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Too often [the Church] is weighted down and burdened with the sins and failings of her children; too often she appears disfigured… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Sometimes men and women prefer the darkness to the light because they are attached to their sins. Nevertheless it is only by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
For in this world, marked by sin, the gravitational pull of our lives is weighted by the chains of the "I" and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us! — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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