Cardinal Kurt Koch, honoring the second anniversary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death, emphasizes the late Pope's theological brilliance and unwavering dedication to God's eternal love.
A special Memorial Mass was celebrated early on Tuesday morning in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the second anniversary of the passing of Joseph Ratzinger - Pope Benedict XVI on 31 December 2022. Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, presided over the liturgy. In his homily the Swiss prelate offered a reflection on Pope Benedict XVI’s life and legacy, particularly his theological insights and lifelong dedication to the Word of God.
He began by observing the significance of Joseph Ratzinger's dates of birth, on Holy Saturday in 1927, and of death during the Christmas season of 2022, situating his life in the Paschal mystery. “God ensured that the biographical framework of Joseph Ratzinger's life was inscribed in the history of Salvation.”This profound connection was a guiding force in Pope Benedict’s life and work, Cardinal Koch said: “He lived this mystery, proclaimed it with strong faith, and made it accessible to us today with his theological clarity.” Noting the “beautiful coincidence” of today’s Gospel from the Prologue of St. John, Cardinal Koch remarked that the Word of God (“Logos”), was central to Benedict's theology: “Through his constant attention and orientation to the truth of the Word of God, he convincingly showed us the meaning of human life,” which lies in God and His eternal love through Jesus.Indeed, he recalled, “for Benedict the Word of God, is deeply linked to love': God Himself is love , as he stressed in his Encyclical ‘Deus Caritas Est.’ His life and teachings reflected this understanding of the divine, where love is at the heart of human existence and its eternity. “For Benedict XVI, the Logos, the Word of God, is deeply linked to love: God Himself is love -Deus caritas est
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