By contemplating the pierced side of Christ (cf. 19:37), we can understand the starting-point of this Encyclical Letter: “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8). It is there that this truth can be contemplated. It is from there that our definition of love must begin. In this contemplation the Christian discovers the path along which his life and love must move.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Pope Benedict's First Encyclical
From Encyclical Letter "Deus Caritas Est":
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