Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022) — Papst der römisch-katholischen Kirche, Theologe · römisch-katholisch · Deutschland

Joseph Ratzinger (1927–2022) war ein deutscher Theologieprofessor und von 2005 bis zu seinem Rücktritt 2013 als Papst Benedikt XVI. Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche in Rom. Er vertrat eine an den Kirchenvätern orientierte Theologie zur Verbindung von Glaube und Vernunft, stand jedoch wegen seiner konservativen Lehrpositionen und des Umgangs mit Missbrauchsfällen in der Kritik. Bibellesern bietet sein Werk, insbesondere seine Trilogie über Jesus von Nazareth, eine dogmatisch fundierte Schriftauslegung an der Schnittstelle von historischer Exegese und kirchlicher Überlieferung.

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Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Love, Discipleship, Ethical Questions, Humility & Pride, Prayer & Silence, Hope & Confidence

Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI

Do not be afraid of Christ. He demands nothing and he gives everything.
Pope Benedict XVI

When no one listens to me anymore, God still listens to me.
Pope Benedict XVI

Whoever lets Christ enter into their life loses nothing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great.
Pope Benedict XVI

At the beginning of being a Christian there is not an ethical decision or a great idea, but the encounter with an event, with a person.
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Whoever has hope lives differently; a new life has been given to him.
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The programme of the Christian—the programme of the Good Samaritan, the programme of Jesus—is a seeing heart. This heart sees where love is needed and acts accordingly.
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God hides himself. He does not dazzle us with the splendor of his glory; he does not force us to our knees with his power. He wants a mystery of love to arise between him and us, and that presupposes freedom.
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God knows the human heart. He knows that whoever rejects him has not truly encountered his face, and so he never stops knocking at our door, like a humble pilgrim seeking shelter.
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To touch the heart of another is never too late and never in vain.
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The increasingly globalized society makes us neighbors, but not brothers and sisters.
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God governs the world, not we.
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Whoever prays does not waste his time.
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The Church lives. And the Church is young. She carries the future of the world within her and therefore also shows each individual the way into the future.
Pope Benedict XVI

The power of love is stronger than the evil that threatens us.
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Be assured, all of you: God never leaves us alone.
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True prayer is the engine, the driving force of the world, for it keeps it open to God.
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He loved us first and loves us first: that is why we too can respond with love.
Pope Benedict XVI

I ask your patience if I make mistakes, as every human does.
Pope Benedict XVI

The only pitfall the Church must fear is the sin of her own members.
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Whoever wants to eliminate love is in the process of eliminating man as man.
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Only from God comes the real revolution, the fundamental change of the world.
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The power of love is irresistible: it is love that truly moves the world forward!
Pope Benedict XVI

God's love can only unfold its power if we allow it to change us from within.
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May the Bible be for every Christian like a well, to which he comes each day to quench his thirst!
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To know God, we must lay aside the pride that blinds us, that wants to push us away from God, as if God were our competitor.
Pope Benedict XVI

Let us turn to Jesus! He alone is the way that leads to eternal happiness, the truth that fulfills our hearts' deepest longings, and the life that gives ever new joy and hope, to us and to our world.
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The capacity to suffer for the sake of the truth is the measure of humanity.
Pope Benedict XVI

We have believed in love.
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A humanism that excludes God is an inhuman humanism.
Pope Benedict XVI

Right prayer is a process of inner purification that makes us open to God and thereby also open to our fellow human beings.
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Without truth, love slides into sentimentality.
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Truth is a light that gives meaning and value to love.
Pope Benedict XVI

The Ten Commandments are not a burden, but signposts to a fulfilled life.
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When God speaks, he always calls for a response; his saving work requires the cooperation of the human person; his love awaits a reply.
Pope Benedict XVI

By him we let ourselves be led to God, in order to learn from God what it truly means to be human.
Pope Benedict XVI

Let us be courageous witnesses and, without fear or calculation, share the gifts God has given us.
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The division of Christians is a scandal to the world and an obstacle to the proclamation of the Gospel.
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Freedom must constantly be won anew for the good.
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Let us open our hearts to Christ, so that he may fill us with his presence and make us able to bring the message of salvation to others.
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I am only a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.
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