Absurdity Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

“This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.”

Pope Benedict XVI

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The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

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Joy is the true gift of Christmas.

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Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.

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Thought of the incomprehensible sequence of changes and chances that make up a life, all the beauties and horrors and absurdities whose conjunctions create…

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