The Encounter Between Man and God

Today many have a limited understandingof the Christian faith,because they identify itwith a mere system of beliefs and values ​and not so much with the truth of Godrevealed in history,eager to communicate with manface to face,in a relationship of love with Him.In fact,the foundation of every doctrine or valueis the event of the encounterbetween man and God in Christ Jesus.Christianity, before being a moral or ethical value,is the experience of love,of welcoming the person of Jesus.
Benedict XVI, November 14, 2012