Benedict XVI: the most notable phrases as pope and emeritus

The emeritus pope Benedict XVIthe first to renounce the pontificate in the modern history of the Catholic Churchruled on various relevant issues during his almost eight years as papacy and later, as pope emeritus.

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The following are some of his standout quotes:

THE PHRASES OF THE POPE

“I hope that there is no lack of work, especially for young people, and that working conditions are increasingly respectful of the dignity of the person”he said in his first prayer from the Apostolic Palace.

He expressed his satisfaction with the abandonment of arms of the IRA Northern Irish independence group and urged “taking new steps” in the world to achieve “a just and lasting peace”.

At his first New Year’s mass he said that before “terrorism, nihilism and fanatical fundamentalism” it is necessary “a true impulse of courage and faith in God and in man to choose to walk the path of peace”.

At the German University of Regensburg, he reproduced a dialogue between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos with a Persian, to whom he said that in Muhammad they only saw “evil and inhuman things, as his order to spread the faith using the sword”. This quote, which the pope clarified in later days, sparked protests in the Islamic world.

In his first pastoral visit to America, he affirmed that “Latin America is the continent of hope.”

He apologized in Sydney (Australia) for the cases of pedophilia and assured that “Those responsible must be brought to justice.”

He called the Jewish genocide a “crime against God and humanity” and claimed that “The minimization of this terrible crime is intolerable and totally unacceptable.”

In reference to AIDS, he said in Yaoundé (Cameroon) that it is not fought only with money “nor with the distribution of condoms, which, on the contrary, increase the problem”. According to Vatican analysts, it was the first time that a pope publicly uttered the word “condom.”

“Renewal in the Church must begin with whoever is in charge and extend to the rest”he said in the Vaticanadding that any reform must be made “from within the Church and never against the Church.”

At the closing of the Year for Priests and in reference to the victims of pedophilia he said: “We, too, insistently ask God and the people affected for forgiveness, while promising that we want to do everything possible so that such abuse never happens again.”

In the first mass of the year in St. Peter’s Basilica, he said that after the tragedies of two world wars “educate young people in justice and peace” it is a duty that belongs to each generation.

“After having examined before God repeatedly my conscience, I have come to the certainty that, due to advanced age, I no longer have the strength to adequately exercise the Petrine ministry “he said in Latin and surprised with his resignation, the first by a pope in the modern history of the Church.

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THE PHRASES OF THE POPE EMERITUS

“My theological path would not even be imaginable” without “the great saint” John Paul II, said in a message sent to the authorities of the Pontifical John Paul II University of Krakow and the Academy of Music of that city.

“My heart is full of gratitude for the ninety years that the good Lord has given me. There have been trials and difficult times, but he has always guided me and encouraged me so that I could continue on my path.”he said on his 90th birthday.

In a brief letter in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, he thanked the faithful for their concern for his state of health. “in this last stretch of the road”.

He breaks his silence in an 18-page document in which he reflects on the Church and sexual abuse. He speaks of a misunderstood interpretation of the Second Vatican Council, of the moral collapse of society and of some members of the Church, which have provoked cases of child abuse and says: “The freedom of the emeritus pope is something that should concern all Catholics, regardless of their opinions.”

In the final chapter of a journalist’s book Peter Seewaldpublished in Germany, and in reference to homosexual marriage says: “A hundred years ago it would have seemed absurd to everyone to talk about homosexual marriage. Today everyone who opposes him is socially excommunicated.”.

He publishes a long-awaited letter read to the media by his secretary, Georg Gänsweinin which he apologizes for the abuses: “Once again I can only express to all the victims of sexual abuse my deep shame, my great pain and my sincere request for forgiveness”he affirms in response to the report on the sexual abuse of minors in Germany, in which it was stated that he was aware of four cases of pedophile priests when he was Archbishop of Munich.

“Soon I will face the ultimate judge of my life. Although looking back on my long life I may have many reasons for fear and fear, however, I have a joyful frame of mind because I firmly trust that the Lord is not only the just judge, but also the friend and brother who has already suffered he himself my shortcomings and is, therefore, as a judge, at the same time my lawyer “concludes the letter.

Source: Elcomercio

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