Pope Benedict XVI Blog

True hope is not found in political or social liberation, Pope teaches

Vatican City, Dec 7, 2008 / 10:34 am (CNA).- From the balcony of his study in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the source of hope that Christians find in Advent. This true hope comes from Jesus, who liberates man from more than just political and social bondage; he creates a new humanity.

Advent, the Pope explained, "echoes a message full of hope, which simultaneously invites us to raise our eyes to the last horizon and to recognize in the present the signs of God-with-us."

The Holy Father proceeded to cite the Book of Isaiah, which announces Israel's liberation: "Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins."
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 12:14 PM