On the Primacy of St. Peter
Pope Benedict XVI’s Weekly Audience today is about the primacy of St. Peter. The Asia News article includes the following (click on the link to read all):
“Today, Benedict XVI underlined that the task entrusted to Peter, is ‘to strengthen his brothers’. Off the cuff, he said: ‘This is the primacy given for all times: Peter must be the guardian of communion with Christ, lead to communion with Christ… with the charity of Christ, even to lead to the realization of this charity in everyday life.’”
and:
“At the end of his reflection, Benedict XVI prayed, off the cuff, that the ‘primacy of Peter, entrusted to poor human beings, may be always exercised in its original sense as desired by the Lord, so that it may be recognized still more in its true meaning by our brothers as yet not in full communion with us.’”
ZENIT has a complete translation of the address at today's General Audience. There is also a Vatican website transcript online.
This is the third in a series of messages about St. Peter. Sandro Magister drew special attention to the first two a few days ago. Those earlier messages are discussed in earlier posts here, with links to the Asia News articles as well as links to the ZENIT and Vatican translations:
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