As for the more doctrinal part of the homily, the Pope underlined the "profound link between faith and the profession of Divine Truth, between faith and dedication to Jesus Christ in love, between faith and the practice of a life inspired by the commandments". Then, he developed a catechesis about the importance of preaching the Word, "to be handed down intact" to future generations, pointing out that "lots of Gospel preachers gave their lives exactly owing to their faith in the truth of the Word of Christ". "The Tradition of the Church was born from the love for truth", he then added, inviting believers "not to yield to the temptation of relativism or of a subjectivist and selective interpretation of Sacred Scripture. Only the whole truth can open us to adherence to Christ, dead and risen for our salvation". As for the believers’ determination to follow the Gospel, Benedict XVI added: "But what does it mean to love Christ? It means trusting Him even in times of trial, following Him faithfully even on the Via Crucis, in the hope that soon the morning of the Resurrection will come. Entrusting ourselves to Christ, we lose nothing, we gain everything". (to be continued)
