According to St Paul, "the news about resurrection is that Jesus is proclaimed the Son of God with power," said the Pope at today’s general audience catechesis. In other words, the resurrection "marked the beginning of the proclamation of Christ’s Gospel to all nations, the beginning of Christ’s Kingdom, a new kingdom founded on the sole power of love and truth." According to the Pope, the resurrection unveils the extraordinary stature and true identity of the Crucified. A supreme and incomparable dignity: Jesus is God." For St Paul, "the secret identity of Jesus is revealed more in the mystery of resurrection than in incarnation." St Paul was "giving witness to the Resurrection," said the Pope in his extemporary speech "and for that reason he was arrested in Jerusalem." "While he stood before the Sanhedrim, being accused and risking his life, Paul said ‘I am on trial for hope on the resurrection of the dead’," continued the Pope. In St Paul, the expression "son of God" illustrates "the intimate relationship between Jesus and God which is fully revealed in the Pascal event. We can say that Jesus is risen to be the lord of the living and the dead, to be our justification." ” ” ” “
