"Dear friends, life is not governed by chance; it is not random. Your very existence has been willed by God, blessed and given a purpose (cf. Gen 1:28)! Life is not just a succession of events or experiences, helpful though many of them are. It is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful. It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom; it is in this
– in truth, in goodness, and in beauty –
that we find happiness and joy."
~
ADDRESS OF POPE BENEDICT XVI
ADDRESS OF POPE BENEDICT XVI
WORLD YOUTH DAY WELCOME
SYDNEY, 17 JULY 2008
Aboriginal dancers wait for Pope Benedict XVI to address pilgrims at a World Youth Day ceremony. (CNS photo/Mick Tsikas, Reuters) Image from USCCB
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