We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one’s own ego and one’s own desires.
After a long career as an academic and professor of theology at several German universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1977, an unusual promotion for someone with little pastoral experience. We declare that a great number of those who are condemned to eternal punishment suffer that everlasting calamity because of ignorance of those mysteries of faith which must be known and believed in order to be numbered among the elect. This antithesis is absurd because, on the one hand, there are so many scientific proofs in favour of evolution which appears to be a reality we can see and which enriches our knowledge of life and being as such. As the source of our new life in Christ, the Holy Spirit is also, in a very real way, the soul of the Church, the love that binds us to the Lord and to one another, and the light that opens our eyes to see all around us the wonders of God's grace.

Quotes And after his public ministry she suffered the agony of witnessing his crucifixion and death. Homily during the Requiem Mass of the funeral of [Pope John Paul II], on April 8, 20052005, " Meeting with Muslim religious leaders, members of the diplomatic corps and rectors of universities in Jordan http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2009/may/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20090509_capi-musulmani_en.html" (9 May 2009)2009, In Address to the International Diplomats Address to the International Diplomats http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/march/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060318_intern-organizations_en.html (18 March 2006)2006, In Homily for Holy mass on the fourth anniversary of the death of John Paul II http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20090402_anniv-morte-gpii_en.html (2 April 2009)2009, 2004 memorandum to Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington, D.C.2003, remarks http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2007/july/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070724_clero-cadore_en.html at Auronzo di Cadore (24 July 2007)2007, 1 Cor 13:62009, Cartias in Vertitate (29 June 2009). Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. By its nature, love is enduring. Here are ten quotes from Pope Benedict XVI focusing on the importance of Faith – 1.

The authority of the pope is not unlimited; it is at the service of Sacred Tradition... . But on the other, the doctrine of evolution does not answer every query, especially the great philosophical question: where does everything come from? Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time (full) of joyful hope and profound gratitude.“, „Certainly, the contradiction of tensions and divisions between the followers of different religious traditions, sadly, cannot be denied. He was succeeded by Pope Francis on 13 March 2013, and he moved into the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae Monastery for his retirement on 2 May 2013. Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will, giving yourself completely to the pursuit of holiness, and using all your talents in the service of others! Born: Prospero Lambertini March 31, 1675 Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) Died: May 3, 1758 Rome, Italy; Two hundred forty-eighth Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1740-1758. True to his nature as giver and gift alike, he is even now working through you. Pope Benedict also revived a number of traditions, including elevating the Tridentine Mass to a more prominent position. Indeed he offers everything! We know that he will always sustain us through the gifts of the Spirit. Prior to becoming pope, he was "a major figure on the Vatican stage for a quarter of a century"; he had an influence "second to none when it came to setting church priorities and directions" as one of John Paul II's closest confidants. The constant presence of these news items does not correspond to the objectivity of the information nor to the statistical objectivity of the facts. I forgo bringing forth further life on the tree of life, and I live in the faith that my land is really God - and so I make it easier for others, also, to believe that there is a kingdom of heaven.