<\/font><\/i><\/p>\nWritten between 413 and 426, the Holy Father explained that the text came about
\nafter the sacking of Rome by the Goths in 410, after which many pagans expressed
\ndoubt regarding the greatness of the Christian God who seemed incapable of defending
\nthe city.<\/p>\n
«It is this charge that was deeply felt by the Christians that St. Augustine
\nanswered with this magnificent work, ‘De Civitate Dei.’ He clarified what we should
\nand should not expect from God,» said the Pontiff.<\/p>\n
He added, «Even today, this book is the source used to clearly define true
\nsecularism and the jurisdiction of the Church, the true and great hope that gives us
\nfaith.»<\/p>\n
The Pope explained that the work is based on one fundamental interpretation of
\nhistory — «the struggle between two loves: love of oneself, ‘even to the point of
\nshowing indifference toward God,’ and love of God, ‘even to the point of being
\nindifferent toward oneself.'»<\/p>\n
«Confessions»<\/p>\n
Benedict XVI also underlined primarily the importance of Augustine’s «Confessions,»
\nwritten between 397 and 400, in which «one’s misery in the light of God becomes
\npraise for God and gratitude because God loves us and accepts us, he transforms us
\nand raises us toward him.»<\/p>\n
«Thanks to the ‘Confessions,'» the Pontiff added, «we can follow step by step the
\ninner journey of this extraordinary man who was fascinated by God.»<\/p>\n
The Pope quoted St. Augustine, who commented at the end of his life on the
\naforementioned text: «They exercised such action on me while I was writing them and
\ndo so even now when I reread them. There are many brothers who like these writings.»<\/p>\n
He added, «I should also mention that I am one of these ‘brothers.'»<\/p>\n
«Today more than 300 letters and 600 sermons from the bishop of Hippo have
\nsurvived,» said the Holy Father. «Originally there would have been many more,
\nperhaps even 3,000 or 4,000, fruit of 40 years of preaching.»<\/p>\n
Quoting Augustine’s friend and biographer, Possidius, Benedict XVI said the saint
\nand theologian is «always alive» in his writings: «He truly lives in his works, he
\nis present with us, and this is how we see the permanent vitality of his faith to
\nwhich he had dedicated all his life.» <\/font><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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