Within hours of the announcement of the death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI part of what they were has been revealed his last wordswhich he left written in his spiritual testament.
In them, Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness from the people he harmed in life and asks the Catholic community to pray for him so that he is received in the house of God the Father.
“To all those whom I have wronged in any way, I apologize with all my heart… pray for me, so that the Lord, despite all my sins and flawsreceive me in the eternal abode”, requested Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in the spiritual testament that he left when he died at the age of 95 in the Vatican.
The German expatriate too thanked Godwho said “he has given me life and It has guided me through various moments of confusion“He also thanked the love and support of his mother, sister and brother, of whom he said “without their constant preceding and accompanying me, I would not have been able to find the right path”.
In it spiritual testament of Benedict XVi know too invites to keep the faith and not be fooled by “philosophical interpretations” masquerading as “science.”
“Stand firm in the faith! Don’t be confused! It often seems as if science (…) is capable of offering irrefutable results in disagreement with the Catholic faith… (But) the apparent certainties against the faith have vanished, proving not to be science, but philosophical interpretations that only seem to be the province of science“He warned those who will support him within the Church.
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Finally, he pointed out that even in his last moments he continued to pray so that the planet continues to be a land of faith. “I beg you, dear compatriots: do not let yourselves be separated from the faith,” pleaded the emeritus pope Benedict XVI in his last words that he embodied in his spiritual testament.
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