And the Petrine Primacy has this mandate to make unity visible and concrete in the historical, concrete multiplicity, in the unity of past, present and eternity.

- Address, 29 July 2010

This is a burden that no one could bear on his own, with his own strength alone, and which he is only able to carry because the Lord carries us and carries me.

- Address, 29 July 2010

The Pope, as witness of a God who loves and saves, strives to be a sower of charity and hope. All of human society needs hope.

- Meeting with Authorities of State, 12 September 2008

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Viva il Papa!!!

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It is the Pope's mission to renew in the hearts of people everywhere that light which does not grow dim, because it seeks to illumine the depths of every soul that seeks the true good and peace that the world cannot give. All that this light needs is a heart open to the desire for God.

-Address to "Fazenda da Esperance"