Pope Benedict XVI Quotes

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• The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Greatness

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• Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is loved. Each of us is necessary.

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  Results

  Mass, Imposition Of The Pallium And Conferral Of The Fisherman's Ring For The Beginning Of The Petrine Ministry Of The Bishop Of Rome, w2.vatican.va. April 24, 2005.

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• One who has hope lives differently.

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  Having Hope

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• God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Humility

  Pope Benedict XVI, Stephan Otto Horn, Vinzenz Pfnür (2003). “God is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life”, p.37, Ignatius Press

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• If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.

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  Love You, Catholic, Foundation

  Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger (2007). “Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration”, p.38, Image

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• When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical.

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  Political, Politics, Politician

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• Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

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  Majority Vote, Catholic, Determined

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• 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.

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  Moving, Goal, Ego

  "Profile: Pope Benedict XVI". www.foxnews.com. April 19, 2005.

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• Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.

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  Heart, Welcome, Backgrounds

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• If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. This is the secret of authentic happiness.

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  Heart, Secret, World

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• Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ... Only in this personal relationship with Christ, only in this encounter with the Risen One do we really become Christians... Therefore, let us pray to the Lord to enlighten us, so that, in our world, he will grant us the encounter with his presence, and thus give us a lively faith, an open heart, and great charity for all, capable of renewing the world.

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  Christian, Philosophy, Heart

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• Do you want to know yourself better? Then discover silence.

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  Silence, Want, Know Yourself

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• I'm not a man who constantly thinks up jokes. But I think it's very important to be able to see the funny side of life and its joyful dimension and not to take everything too tragically. I'd also say it's necessary for my ministry. A writer once said that angels can fly because they don't take themselves too seriously. Maybe we could also fly a bit if we didn't think we were so important.

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  Angel, Men, Thinking

  "Pope Benedict XVI: 'We Have a Positive Idea to Offer'". German television interview, www.dw.com. August 13, 2006.

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• The happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist.

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  Faith, Jesus, Inspiration

  Pope Benedict XVI (2006). “God's Revolution: World Youth Day and Other Cologne Talks”, p.34, Ignatius Press

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• What a treasure is hidden in two small words: 'thank you!'

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  Two, Treasure, Small Words

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• We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.

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  Grace, Mercy, Power Of God

  "Why is the pope resigning now?" By Eric Marrapodi, www.cnn.com. February 11, 2013.

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• The capacity to accept suffering for the sake of goodness, truth and justice is an essential criterion of humanity, because if my own well-being and safety are ultimately more important than truth and justice, then the power of the stronger prevails, then violence and untruth reigns supreme.

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  Safety, Justice, Humanity

  Encyclical Letter "Spe Salvi", w2.vatican.va. November 30, 2007.

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• In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering.

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  Jesus, Prayer, Holy Eucharist

  Address by the Holy Father during pastoral visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Poland at the meeting with the clergy, w2.vatican.va. May 25, 2006.

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• When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or the ordination of women, then that means that she is no longer allowed to live out her own identity and that, instead, an abstract, negative religion is being made into a tyrannical standard that everyone must follow. That is then seemingly freedom — for the sole reason that it is liberation from the previous situation.

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  Mean, Names, People

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• We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God.

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  Catholic, Evolution, Results

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• Look at the face of the other... discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and that God loves this person.

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  Soul, Looks, Faces

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• May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives.

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  Servant Of God, Joy, May

  “'I'm just a pilgrim,' Benedict XVI says in public farewell” by Laura Smith-Spark and Richard Allen Greene, www.cnn.com. March 1, 2013.

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• Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you. Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord has allowed you to live in this moment of history so that, by your faith, his name will continue to resound throughout the world.

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  Adversity, Names, Weakness

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• The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.

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  Pain, Suffering, Crosses

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• I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it.

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  Catholic, Use, Mustard Seed

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