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— Pope Benedict XVI"The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!"
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Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a source of joy.
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One doesn't begin to be a Christian because of an ethical decision or a great idea, but rather because of an encounter with an event, with a Person, who gives new horizons to life, and with that, a decisive orientation.
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