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 christchristianconviction Change image and share on social
I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace. Pope Benedict XVI hopemanpeace Change image and share on social
For me, it's a great joy to be together with priests: in the end, the bishop of Rome is the bishop and brother of all priests. His mandate is to confirm the brothers in the faith. Pope Benedict XVI bishopbrotherconfirm Change image and share on social
The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ. Pope Benedict XVI christlightmake Change image and share on social
The Catholic tradition maintains that the objective norms governing right action are accessible to reason, prescinding from the content of revelation. Pope Benedict XVI accessibleactioncatholic Change image and share on social
The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the choice made by God, who wanted to speak to us, to become man, to die and rise again, in a particular place and at a particular time. Pope Benedict XVI choicechristiandie share on social
I leave from where the apostle arrived. Pope Benedict XVI apostlearriveleave Change image and share on social
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and how far do they extend? By appeal to what authority can moral dilemmas be resolved?' Pope Benedict XVI advanceanewappeal share on social
The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential. Pope Benedict XVI actactionchristian share on social
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia. Pope Benedict XVI abortionapplycatholic share on social
