The Eucharistic sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ embraces in turn the mystery of our Lord’s continuing passion in the members of his mystical body, the church in every age. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
How much we need, in the church and in society, witnesses of the beauty of holiness, witnesses of the splendour of truth, witnesses of the joy and freedom born of a living relationship with Christ! Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
We must respect the interior laws of creation, of this Earth, to learn these laws and obey them if we want to survive. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
Loving the church also means having the courage to make difficult, trying choices, having ever before oneself the good of the church and not one’s own. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
In reality, I am more a professor, one who reflects and mediates on spiritual questions. Practical governance is not my strong point, and this is certainly a weakness. But I do not see myself as a failure. For eight years, I carried out my work. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
An important function of theology is to keep religion tied to reason and reason to religion. Both roles are of essential importance for humanity. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
In the 20th century, in the darkest period of German and European history, an insane racist ideology, born of neopaganism, gave rise to the attempt, planned and systematically carried out by the regime, to exterminate European Jews. The result has passed into history as the Shoah. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The Church must actualize, be present in the public debate, in our struggle for a true concept of liberty and peace. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
The Church must introduce the individual Christian into an encounter with Jesus Christ and bring Christians into His presence in the sacrament. Pope Benedict XVI Read Quote
