The Church's mission is not political in nature. Her task is to open the world to the religious sense by proclaiming Christ. Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI We will never forget that blessing. It was the most pained and moving blessing, which left us with the extreme testimony of his will to complete his ministry until the end. Pope Benedict XVI ministryblessingmoving The fact that the Church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women, is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution. Pope Benedict XVI constitutionchurchfacts Our world has grown weary of greed, exploitation and division, of the tedium of false idols and piecemeal responses, and the pain of false promises. Pope Benedict XVI our-worldpainidols We do not seek a Christ whom we have invented, for only in the real communion of the Church do we encounter the real Christ. Pope Benedict XVI churchrealreligion Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities. Pope Benedict XVI ablethankfulnessbears Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made. Pope Benedict XVI populationrightsmen Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher began for the disciples. Pope Benedict XVI gatheringteacheradventure Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. Pope Benedict XVI standardsdemocracychurch There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralisation, a first assumption of responsibility... Pope Benedict XVI condom-usemalesresponsibility The Jesus of the Gospels is surely not convenient for us. Pope Benedict XVI convenientjesus The Jesus who makes everything okay for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure. Pope Benedict XVI realdreamjesus Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Pope Benedict XVI speaksometimespeople Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder. Pope Benedict XVI moralstrongevil A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. Pope Benedict XVI building-upresponsibilityreligious I leave from where the apostle arrived. Pope Benedict XVI apostles It is true that the Muslim world is not totally mistaken when it reproaches the West of Christian tradition of moral decadence and the manipulation of human life. ... Islam has also had moments of great splendor and decadence in the course of its history. Pope Benedict XVI islamchristianworld Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and when the unification of Jews and Christians into the people of God will take place. Pope Benedict XVI israelchristianhands Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene is a classic example of science fiction. Pope Benedict XVI selfishexamplefiction The human being of all times prays because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life, which remains obscure and discomforting of it is not put in relations to the mystery of God and if his plan for the world. Pope Benedict XVI mysteryprayingworld Humor is in fact an essential element in the mirth of creation. We can see how, in many matters in our lives, God wants to prod us into taking things a bit more lightly. Pope Benedict XVI elementsessentialswant
