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

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  Silence, Want, Know Yourself

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• Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

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  Majority Vote, Catholic, Determined

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• Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again, and above all with the capacity for reconciliation and forgiveness.

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  Mistake, Doe, Holiness

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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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• The more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly will they recognize the goal of all mission: to bring Christ to others. Not just a theory or a way of life inspired by Christ, but the gift of his very person. Anyone who has not shared the truth of love with his brothers and sisters has not yet given enough.

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  Christian, Brother, Heart

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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 take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good.

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  Hands, Path, Lord

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

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  Giving, Christ

  "CNN Live" with Fionnuala Sweeney, edition.cnn.com. April 24, 2005.

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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 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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• The ways of the Lord are not easy, but we were not created for an easy life, but for great things, for goodness.

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  Greatness, Comfort, Way

  Pope Benedict XVI's Address To The German Pilgrims Who Had Come To Rome For The Inauguration Ceremony Of The Pontificate, w2.vatican.va. April 25, 2005.

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• God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them.

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  Faithful, Promise, Way

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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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• Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think.

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  Thinking, People, Evil

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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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• Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not closed. Be humble, but not fearful. Be simple, but not naive. Be thoughtful, but not complicated. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves.

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  Christian, Humble, Thoughtful

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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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• 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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• 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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• We live in a society in which it seems that every space, every moment must be 'filled' with initiatives, activity, sound; often there is not even time to listen and dialogue... Let us not be afraid to be silent outside and inside ourselves, so that we are able not only to perceive God's voice, but also the voice of the person next to us, the voices of others.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Voice

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