I no longer wield the power of the office for the government of the church, but in the service of prayer I remain, so to speak, within St. Peter’s bounds. St. Benedict, whose name I bear as pope, shall be a great example in this for me. He showed us the way to a life which, active or passive, belongs wholly to the work of God. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Faith is not a product of reflection, nor is it even an attempt to penetrate the depths of my own being. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
God does not become more divine when we push him away from us in a sheer, impenetrable voluntarism; rather, the truly divine God is the God who has revealed himself as logos and, as logos, has acted and continues to act lovingly on our behalf. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Choose the path of dialogue rather than the path of unilateral decisions. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Liberty isn’t liberalism, arbitrariness, but it’s connected; it’s conditioned by the great values of love and solidarity and in general by the good. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me – a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and when the unification of Jews and Christians into the people of God will take place. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
