After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness. Pope Benedict XVI greatness inspiration faith 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. Pope Benedict XVI results 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. Pope Benedict XVI foundation catholic love-you Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart. Pope Benedict XVI welcome backgrounds heart One who has hope lives differently. Pope Benedict XVI having-hope God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved. Pope Benedict XVI inspiration humility faith When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical. Pope Benedict XVI politician politics political Truth is not determined by a majority vote. Pope Benedict XVI majority-vote determined catholic Do you want to know yourself better? Then discover silence. Pope Benedict XVI know-yourself silence want If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. This is the secret of authentic happiness. Pope Benedict XVI secret heart world 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 ego goal moving 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. Pope Benedict XVI angel men thinking The happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI inspiration faith jesus 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. Pope Benedict XVI christian heart philosophy Forgiveness does not replace justice. Pope Benedict XVI doe justice God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them. Pope Benedict XVI faithful way promise Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself. Pope Benedict XVI greatness want facts We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new. Pope Benedict XVI power-of-god mercy grace 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. Pope Benedict XVI holy-eucharist prayer jesus 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. Pope Benedict XVI soul faces looks
