And it was from this desire to serve the church in the most useful and efficient way that the vow of special obedience to the pope was born.
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Rock' music. . . is the expression of elemental passions, and at rock festivals it assumes a cultic character, a form of worship, in fact, in opposition to Christian worship. People are, so to speak, released from themselves by the experience of being part of a crowd and by the emotional shock of rhythm, noise, and special lighting effects. However, in the ecstasy of having all their defenses torn down, the participants sink, as it were, beneath the elemental force of the universe.Pope Benedict
In this regard, one can only note with dismay the evidence of a continuing growth in military expenditures and the flourishing arms trade, while the political and juridical process established by the international community for promoting disarmament is bogged down in general indifference.
Pope Benedict
Lord Jesus, tonight we walk once more the way of your cross, knowing that it is also our way.
Pope Benedict
Lent is, in the end, through alms giving, the occasion for sincere sharing of gifts received with one's brothers and for attention to the needs of the poorest and abandoned ones.
Pope Benedict
Even today there is need for conversion to God, to the God of love so that the world is freed from wars and from terrorism.
Pope Benedict
In the final years, the Lord gradually stripped him of everything. And when he could no longer travel, and then could no longer walk, and finally could no longer speak, his announcement was reduced to the essential The gift of himself until the very end.
Pope Benedict
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