Benedict XVI dedicates catechesis to St. John Damascene

Benedict XVI dedicated the General Audience catechesis of May 6th in St. Peters Square to the significance and importance of the work of St. John Damascene, Byzantine theologian of the 7th and 8th centuries.John Damascene is a privileged witness of the veneration of icons, which became and still remains one of the most distinctive aspects of the Oriental theology and spirituality. His teaching belongs to the tradition of the Church, whose sacramental doctrine acknowledges that nature's physical elements can be conduits of grace, by virtue of the invocation of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by the confession of true faith.In regard to the life and work of the Byzantine theologian, Benedict XVI underline ...

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