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Christs mercy is not a grace that comes cheap, nor does it imply the trivialization of evil. Christ carries the full weight of evil and all its destructive force in his body and in his soul. He burns and transforms evil in suffering, in the fire of his suffering love. The day of vindication and the year of favour converge in the Paschal Mystery, in the dead and Risen Christ. This is the vengeance of God: he himself suffers for us, in the person of his Son. The more deeply stirred we are by the Lords mercy, the greater the solidarity we feel with his suffering - and we become willing to complete in our own flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ (Col 1: 24). - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Homily, Mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontefice, 18 April 2005.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:18:01 +0000

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