Deus caritas est deus caritas est svaty otec benedikt v prekladu ceske sekce vatikanskeho rozhlasu uvod 1. Pdf reflection on the theology of joseph ratzinger pope. Deus caritas est saint charles borromeo catholic church of. Kwabena donkor god is love, and we have come to know and to believe in the love god has for us. Descargar libro pdf carta enciclica deus caritas est. What i have identified as the two major points of the encyclical deus caritas est pose a range of challenges to the reflection of. Our holy father, pope benedict xvi, encapsulates in a single phrase what he calls the. Vjesnik dakovacke i srijemske biskupije, 4 jan 2007. Given below is a summary of benedict xvis first encyclical, entitled deus caritas est god is love. Deus caritas est is a declaration of war, and it is loaded with ammunition much of it stealth in design, and of such power that the church under benedict xvi will certainly be the church militant. The first encyclical letter of pope benedict xvi contains many surprises, not least among which are.
A major theme of the encyclical is the unity of eros desiring love and agape selfgiving love. Pope benedict xvis papacy testifies to a churchman of scholarship. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in god, and god abides in him 1 jn 4. Pope benedict xvi deus caritas est, god is love, december 25. In choosing this title benedict is emphasizing the centrality of love to the whole christian life. Deus caritas est, might be the first encyclical of pope. The name of the encyclical, deus caritas est, is latin for god is love a quote taken from 1 john 4. Perhaps no pope in history has come to the office as well known to the catholic public as. The encyclical deus caritas est of pope benedict xvi.
Enciklika biskupima, prezbiterima i dakonima, posvecenim osobama. Pope benedict xvis first encyclycal deus caritas est. Pope benedict xvi united states conference of catholic bishops. Today, the vatican published benedict xvis first encyclical, deus caritas est, an encyclical on charity. Benedict xvi characterizes the heart of christian faith as that described in 1. Deus caritas est, first encyclical of pope benedict xvi, god is love, caritas, agape. Pdf the paper analyses the theological inspirations of dce benedict xvi for a renewed theology of charity.