BXVI
In his encyclical (formal letter written by a pope) called Deus Caritas Est (“God is Love,” in English), Benedict noted, “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.” As a learned theologian and a man of intense prayer, Benedict knew that people needed to hear this message: Being Christian is about a relationship with a person who actually lived and is alive today. https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/03/we-can-celebrate-pope-benedict-by-keeping-encounter-and-truth-at-the-center-of-christianity/
