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Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈalɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 to 2013. Benedict's election occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Since his resignation, Benedict holds the unique title of "Pope Emeritus".

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Tell others about the truth that sets you free.

Free, Sets, Tell, Truth

It is a symbol evoking a reality that touches the depths of the person. . . the light of goodness that vanquishes evil, of love that overcomes hatred, of life that defeats death.

Evil, Light, Overcomes, Person, Reality, Touches

The more administrative machinery we construct, be it the most modern, the less place there is for the Spirit, the less place there is for the Lord, and the less freedom there is. It is my opinion that we ought to begin an unsparing examination of conscience on this point at all levels in the Church.

Church, Construct, Faith, Inspiration, Lord, Modern

Dancing is not a form of expression for the Christian liturgy.

Christian, Expression, Dancing, Liturgy

Sometimes men and women prefer the darkness to the light because they are attached to their sins. Nevertheless it is only by opening oneself to the light and only by sincerely confessing one's sins to God that one finds true peace and true joy. It is therefore important to receive the Sacrament of Penance regularly, especially during Lent, in order to receive the Lord's forgiveness and to intensify our process of conversion.

Conversion, Light, Men, Opening, Sacrament, True Joy

Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us.

Events, Giving, Hints, Powerful, Silence

Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

Catholic, Determined, Majority, Majority Vote, Vote

Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering.

Battle, Faith, Inspiration, Lying, Suffering, Weapon

One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay men and women [. . . ] to cooperate generously in the 'missio ad gentes. ' As Vatican Council II stressed, the work of evangelization is a fundamental duty incumbent upon the whole People of God.

Church, Decades, Men, People, Vatican, Whole

In a nuclear war there would be no victors, only victims. The truth of peace requires that all. . . strive for a progressive and concerted nuclear disarmament.

Concerted, Nuclear, Nuclear Disarmament, Requires, War, Would Be

One of the most serious [challenges] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are being consumed for these purposes, when they could be spent on the development of peoples, especially those who are poorest. For this reason I firmly hope that, during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held this May in New York, concrete decisions will be made towards progressive disarmament, with a view to freeing our planet from nuclear arms

Consumed, Firmly, Hope, Military, New York, Religious

Prayer, as a means of drawing ever new strength from Christ, is concretely and urgently needed.

Drawing, Mean, Prayer, Strength, Urgently

But Palm Sunday tells us that. . . it is the cross that is the true tree of life.

Sunday, Tree, Crosses, Cross, Tells

Respecting the environment does not mean considering material or animal nature more important than man. Rather, it means not selfishly considering nature to be at the complete disposal of our own interests, for future generations also have the right to reap its benefits and to exhibit towards nature the same responsible freedom that we claim for ourselves. Nor must we overlook the poor, who are excluded in many cases from the goods of creation destined for all.

Animal, Mean, Men, Overlook, Reap

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

Commitment, Path, Renew, Room, Rooms, Today

The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that others are fine as they are: Muslims, Hindus and so forth. The Church can never retreat comfortably to within the limits of her own environment. She is charged with universal solicitude; she must be concerned with and for one and all. . . We must. . . as the Lord says - go out ever anew 'to the highways and hedges' (Luke 14:23), to deliver God's invitation to his banquet also to those who have so far heard nothing or have not been stirred within.

Church, Limits, Lord, Point, Ranks, Retreat

Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and he gives you everything.

Giving, Christ, Takes, Nothing, Everything, Away

Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a source of joy.

Christ, Christianity, Encounters, Explains, Joy, People

To suffer with the other and for others; to suffer for the sake of truth and justice; to suffer out of love and in order to become a person who truly loves - these are fundamental elements of humanity, and to abandon them would destroy man himself.

Abandon, Elements, Justice, Love, Men, Order

Their example testifies that Baptism commits Christians to participating courageously in the spreading of the Kingdom of God, if need be cooperating with the sacrifice of life itself. . . This martyrdom of ordinary life constitutes a particularly important witness in the secularized society of our time. It is the peaceful battle of love which every Christian, like Paul, must fight without flagging: the race to spread the Gospel that involves us until our death. May the Virgin Mary, Queen of Martyrs and Star of Evangelization, help us in our daily witness.

Christian, Queen, Queens, Secularized, Stars, Testifies

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