The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power. Pope Benedict XVI churchmoralparty Change image and share on social
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. Pope Benedict XVI buryearthfull Change image and share on social
It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church must unmask evil, rendering present the goodness of God, rendering present his truth, the truly infinite for which we are thirsty. Pope Benedict XVI churchdrawevil share on social
The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth and lives in charity. This is my faith; this is my joy. Pope Benedict XVI bearbelievercharity Change image and share on social
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 arbitrarinessconditionconnect Change image and share on social
Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. Pope Benedict XVI acceptaccordcelibacy 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
The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in a way that is contrary to the love that is God. Anyone who begins to live and grow away from God, who lives away from what is good, is turning his life toward wrath. Pope Benedict XVI begincontrarygod share on social
Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great truth of faith; the Catholic cannot be content to have faith, but must be in search of God all the time, and in the dialogue with others, a Catholic can learn more about God in a deeper fashion. Pope Benedict XVI agnosticcatholiccontent share on social
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires. Pope Benedict XVI desiredictatorshipego Change image and share on social