"Jesus Christ is not merely the subject of a doctrinal, moral or theological message", but "is always a living person". It was said by Benedict XVI, during the traditional Wednesday audience that today was focussed on Saint Paul’s Christological lesson. "Jesus Christ explained the Pope, off the cuff is not merely the subject of a doctrinal, moral or theological message", but "is always a person, Jesus, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. And with this person who loves me, I can talk, He listens to me and answers me, this is really the principle of understanding the world and finding the way of history". "For the apostle, the resurrection is not a separate event, disjoined from death stated the Pontiff . The Resurrected is always the one who was crucified first. Even as a Resurrected he carries His wounds. Passion is in Him, and one could say, to quote Pascal, that He suffers until the end of the world. The Crucified is the Resurrected, and the Resurrected is the Crucified. Paul understood that the Cross was not a curse but a sacrifice for our redemption". (continued)
