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• The Church is not a political power, nor a political party, but rather a moral reality, a moral force.

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  Party, Political, Church

  Pope Benedict XVI's Interview with The Journalists During The Flight to Mexico, w2.vatican.va. March 23, 2012.

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• Respecting the environment does not mean considering material or animal nature more important than man. Rather, it means not selfishly considering nature to be at the complete disposal of our own interests, for future generations also have the right to reap its benefits and to exhibit towards nature the same responsible freedom that we claim for ourselves. Nor must we overlook the poor, who are excluded in many cases from the goods of creation destined for all.

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  Mean, Men, Animal

  Message Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI For The Celebration Of The World Day Of Peace, w2.vatican.va. January 1, 2008.

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• Food security is an authentically human requirement. Guaranteeing it for present and future generations also means safeguarding ourselves against the uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources. Indeed, the process of consumption and waste seems to overlook any concern for ... biodiversity, which is so important for agriculture.

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  Mean, Land, Agriculture

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• I thank you, dear Brothers, for preaching the love of Christ and exhorting your people to tolerance, respect and love of their brothers and sisters and of all persons. In this way you exercise the prophetic ministry that the Lord has entrusted to the Church, and in particular to the Successors of the Apostles (cf. Pastores Gregis, 26).

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  Brother, Exercise, Cfs

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• Listen to the voice of the earth.

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  Voice, Earth

  Pope Benedict XVI (1986). “Behold the Pierced One: An Approach to a Spiritual Christology”, p.44, Ignatius Press

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• May all our contemporaries stand beside their brothers and sisters in humanity. Each one of you is called by Christ and must be a missionary of the Good News in word and in active charity.

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  Brother, Humanity, Missionary

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• If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true happiness and joy. Faith does not run counter to your highest ideals; on the contrary, it elevates and perfects those ideals. Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ.

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  Running, People, Joy

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• Reason always stands in need of being purified by faith

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  Needs, Reason

  Pope Benedict XVI (2009). “Charity in Truth”, p.117, Ignatius Press

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• God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world.

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  Giving, World, His Love

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• The Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

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  Prayer, Humble, Mean

  Pope Benedict XVI's First Greeting as Pope, w2.vatican.va. April 19, 2005.

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• Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.

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  Knowing, Joy, Christ

  Pope Benedict XVI (2008). “Mary”, USCCB

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• ...The baptized in their sense of mission, through prayer, the witness of life and Christian commitment in all its forms, so that all the faithful may become missionaries in the places where they live and that vocations will come forth to proclaim the Gospel to men who do not yet know it.

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  Christian, Prayer, Commitment

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• Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too noisy, that does not favor meditation or listening to the voice of God.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Voice

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• We ask the Blessed Virgin for the gift of conversion for all Christians, so that they may announce and give a faithful and coherent witness to the perennial evangelical message, which indicates to humanity the path to an authentic peace.

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  Christian, Blessed, Giving

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• The Catholic Church is not dead, it is not even tired!

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  Tired, Catholic, Church

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• In a nuclear war there would be no victors, only victims. The truth of peace requires that all ... strive for a progressive and concerted nuclear disarmament.

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  War, Nuclear Disarmament, Would Be

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• The one and only Gospel waits to be proclaimed by everyone together, in love and reciprocal esteem.

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  Waiting, Together, Esteem

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• 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.

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  Moving, Blessing, Ministry

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• Go forth! Carry the good tidings to the poor, bind the wounds of the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom to slaves, open the doors of prisons to those within, promulgate the year of the Lord's mercy... Bring into the world the hope of God, which is Christ the Lord Who rose from the dead and lives and reigns forever.

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  Doors, Years, Rose

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• Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.

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  People, Wish, Today

  Pope Benedict XVI (2006). “God's Revolution: World Youth Day and Other Cologne Talks”, p.63, Ignatius Press

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• The language of art is a 'parabolic' language, with a special openness to the universal: the 'Way of Beauty' is a way capable of leading the mind and heart to the Lord, to elevate them to the heights of God.

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  Art, Mind, Special

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• How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much self-sufficiency.

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  Pride, Self, Church

  "An Evangelizer on the Right,With His Eye on the Future". www.nytimes.com. March 2005.

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• 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.

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  Real, Religion, Church

  Pope Benedict XVI (1996). “Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today”, p.81, Ignatius Press

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• Grant that we may be one flock and one shepherd.

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  Religion, Atheism, Shepherds

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

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• You must know how to translate the indications of the word into daily witness, allowing yourselves to be formed by the word which, like seed sown in good soil, brings abundant fruit. Thus you will remain docile to the Spirit and grow in union with God, you will cultivate fraternal communion among yourselves and be ready to serve your brethren generously, especially those most in need.

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  Needs, Unions, Soil

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