Pope Benedict XVI Quotes

Proclaiming the gospel to all mankind is a fundamental part of the mission of the Church.

I would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward.

How beautiful it is to see that young people are 'street preachers,' joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and every corner of the earth!

Christ desires nothing more of us than that we speak of him.

Christians are supposed to be evangelicals. And I am. I am evangelical.

There is only one Church, and the responsibility for missionary work is universal. 'Every member a missionary.'

The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical.

I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.

I only hope that He will let me preach to those who have never heard that name Jesus. What else is worthwhile in this life? I have heard of nothing better. 'Lord, send me!'

We must learn to share the gospel in ways that show it is both GOOD and NEWS. The gospel is about what God has done for us and what we can become in Christ

Every member ... a missionary!

The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.

Are we capable of bringing the word of God into the environment in which we live? Do we know how to speak of Christ, of what he represents for us, in our families, among the people who form part of our daily lives? Faith is born from listening, and is strengthened by proclamation.

Let's quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ.

The church that doesn't want to grow is saying to the world, "go to hell."

There isn't anything else more important than taking the gospel to the world.

Sometimes we go so focused on bringing people to the meetinghouse that we forget we are supposed to be bringing them to Christ.

The spirit of Christ is a missionary spirit.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations

It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ.

The Church's mission is not political in nature. Her task is to open the world to the religious sense by proclaiming Christ.

Let each one of us, if we have done nothing for Christ, begin to do something now. The distribution of tracts is the first thing.

You measure a church's strength, not by its seating capacity but by its sending capacity.

If you find your sustenance in Christ, my dear young people, and if you live profoundly in him as did the Apostle Paul, you will not be able to resist speaking about him and making him known and loved by many of your friends and contemporaries.