Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities.
Cardinal Ratzinger
A real alternative, a set of meanings and values that can stand at a critical and redemptive distance from contemporary culture.
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The unity that is required for the church's effective redemptive service in the world.
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[t]hose.. Who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.
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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.
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In this sense, we can't calmly sit down and say, 'Well, there's no promise of large numbers; success isn't one of the names of God; we've done our part, and we'll see who comes and who doesn't.' This inner restlessness that comes from knowing we have a gift that is meant for humanity must always be present in the Church.
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