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Pope Benedict XVI Quotes: 11

  • Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time of joyful hope and profound gratitude.

  • Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.

  • If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.

  • Purity of heart is what enables us to see.

    Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

  • The aim of all Christian education, moreover, is to train the believer in an adult faith that can make him a "new creation", capable of bearing witness in his surroundings to the Christian hope that inspires him.

    The Sacrament Of Charity: Sacramentum Caritatis

  • One who has hope lives differently.

  • The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good.

  • If in my life I fail completely to heed others, solely out of a desire to be 'devout' and to perform my 'religious duties', then my relationship with God will also grow arid. It becomes merely 'proper', but loveless.

    God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est

  • The glory of God is the living man, but the life of man is the vision of God', says St. Irenaeus, getting to the heart of what happens when man meets God on the mountain in the wilderness. Ultimately, it is the very life of man, man himself as living righteously, that is the true worship of God, but life only becomes real life when it receives its form from looking toward God.

    The Spirit of the Liturgy

  • God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible.

  • God's love for his people is so great that it turns God against himself, his love against his justice.

    God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est