Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI

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.

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.

Following Christ's example, we have to learn to give ourselves completely. Anything else is not enough.

It is important to be in the 'we' of the Church, in the 'we' of the life of the Liturgy.

The missionary experience is part of Christian formation and it is important for adolescents and young people to be able to live it personally.

It is very important for a priest, in the parish itself, to see how people trust in him and to experience, in addition to their trust, also their generosity in pardoning his weaknesses.

The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.

An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.

Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world.

You must know your faith with the same precision with which a specialist in information technology knows the operating system of a computer.

How can it be that the most wonderous and sacred human space - the womb - has become a place of unutterable violence?

Art and the saints are the greatest apologetics for our faith.

Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.

The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness

What does Sunday, the day of the Lord, mean for us? It is a day for rest and for family, but first of all a day for Him.

Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.

Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea.

Forgiveness does not replace justice.

Forgiveness is not substitute for justice.

Freedom is not only a gift, but a summons to personal responsibility.

The principle of tolerance and respect for freedom promoted by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are today being manipulated and erroneously taken too far.

There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him.

As I passed alongside it, I prayed for a future in which the peoples of the Holy Land can live together in peace and harmony without the need for such instruments of security and separation

We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires.