"This is still the mission of the apostles of Christ of all times: to be contributors to the true joy". With these words, uttered off the cuff, the Pope ended the catechesis of today’s general audience, focussed on the definition of "apostle" according to "the conception" of Saint Paul, defined by the tradition of the Church "the apostle par excellence". "Saint Paul devoted to the Gospel twenty-four hours a day and accomplished his ministry with loyalty and joy", pointed out Benedict XVI, speaking to the about 9 thousand devotees who crowded Aula Paolo VI today. "Nothing can separate us from the love of God, and this love is the true wealth of human life", added the Pontiff, also off the cuff. In the Pauline conception, highlighted the Pope, being an apostle "is not and cannot be a honorific title", but "concretely and dramatically commits all the life of the person concerned". (continued)” ” ” “
