"From the point of view of the Christian……" — Pope Benedict XVI

From the point of view of the Christian faith, man comes in… - Pope Benedict XVI

"From the point of view of the Christian faith, man comes in the profoundest sense to himself not through what he does but through what he accepts. He must wait for the gift of love, and love can only be received as a gift... One must wait for it, let it be given to one. And one cannot become wholly man in any other way than by being loved, by letting oneself be loved... If he declines to let himself be presented with the gift, then he destroys himself."

— Pope Benedict XVI

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