Pope: "Christ answers man's thirst for justice"

During his Angelus address in St. Peters Square on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said the Gospel of Christ responds positively to the human thirst for justice, but in a unexpected and surprising way. The Holy Father said the Son of God "is not proposing a social and political revolution, but a revolution of love, which has already been made by his Cross and Resurrection. Turning to this weeks celebration of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, the Pope said he hoped this season can liberate us from the illusion of self, allowing us to recognize that we need God and His mercy. Pope Benedict also expressed closeness to the various Asian countries that are preparing to celebrate the Lunar Ne ...