Quote by: Pope Benedict XVI

Today we have to learn all over again that love for the sinner and love for the person who has been harmed are correctly balanced if I punish the sinner in the form that is possible and appropriate. In this respect there was in the past a change of mentality, in which the law and the need for punishment were obscured. Ultimately this also narrowed the concept of law, which in fact is not only just being nice or courteous, but is found in the truth. And another component of the truth is that I must punish the one who has sinned against real love


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Author Bio


  • NamePope Benedict XVI
  • Description265th Pope of the Catholic Church
  • AliasesJoseph Aloisius Ratzinger; Pope Benedict XVI; Josef Ratzinger
  • BornApril 16, 1927
  • CountryGermany; Vatican City
  • ProfessionCatholic Priest; Theologian; Non-fiction Writer; Pianist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Bavarian Order Of Merit; Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille In Gold; ; Honorary Degree; Honorary Degree