On The Way To Jesus Christ

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On The Way To Jesus Christ: “The presence of the figure of Jesus itself is becoming diminished – also with regard to the non-Christian contemporaries who surround us; to the figure is transformed from the “Lord” (a word that is avoided) into a man who is nothing more than the advocate of all men. The Jesus of the Gospels is quite different, demanding, bold.

That Jesus who makes everything okay for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure. The Jesus of the Gospels is certainly not convenient for us. But it is precisely in this way that he answers the deepest question of our existence, which-whether we want to or not—keeps us on the lookout for God, for a gratification that is limitless, for the infinite. We must again set out on the way to this real Jesus.” —Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Now Pope Benedict XVI)