{"id":48082,"date":"2023-05-09T19:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/?p=48082"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:05:17","slug":"top-10-pope-benedict-xvi-quotes-on-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/2023\/05\/top-10-pope-benedict-xvi-quotes-on-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child 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et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Top 10 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Politics<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">by CAPP-USA<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36059\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 400px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36059 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BenedictXVI-resized-2_8c7a7d17f4237e9e54a6468c4a17f50f.jpg\" alt=\"Here are CAPP's top 10 Pope Benedict XVI quotes on politics\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36059\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-36059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top 10 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Politics<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Democracy is \u201cthe most valid historical instrument\u201d for advancing human rights.<\/strong> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060519_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to Members of the Centesimus Annus Foundation)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe spread of a confused cultural relativism and of a utilitarian and hedonistic individualism weakens democracy\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Church \u201ccalls Christians to a strong commitment to citizenship, to building a good life in one's country, and likewise to an effective presence\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c[I]t is up to the lay faithful to demonstrate concretely in\u2026political life that the faith enables them to see reality in a new and profound way, and to transform it\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is also the <strong>duty of the laity<\/strong> <strong>to<\/strong> <strong>participate actively in political life<\/strong>, in a manner consistently in accordance with the Church's teaching.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cChristians do not seek political or cultural hegemony but, whatever their work, they are animated by the certainty that Christ is the cornerstone of every human structure\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe church does not have technical solutions to offer and <strong>does not claim \u2018to interfere in any way in the politics of states\u2019<\/strong>.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vcapp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Caritas in Veritate, 9)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe <strong>Church wishes to help<\/strong> <strong>form consciences<\/strong> in political life and to stimulate greater insight into the authentic requirements of justice as well as greater readiness to act accordingly.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/deus-caritas-est\/#28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Deus Caritas Est, 28)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThere is a<strong> need for<\/strong> <strong>authentically Christian politicians<\/strong> but, even more so, for lay faithful who witness to Christ and the Gospel in the civil and political community.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe must<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">recover and reinvigorate authentic political wisdom<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">make discerning use of the research of the human sciences<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">face reality in all its aspects, going beyond any kind of ideological reductionism or utopian dream<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">show we are open to true dialogue and collaboration<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">bear in mind that politics is also a complex art of equilibrium between ideals and interests<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">never forget that the contribution of Christians can be effective only if knowledge of faith becomes knowledge of reality<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">be demanding in what concerns our own sphere of competency\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2010\/may\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100521_pc-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the 24th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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teaching is built on three foundational principles -<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_1 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/human-dignity\/\">Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_2 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/solidarity\/\">Solidarity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. 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