Papal Trip to Germany
In an interview today on Vatican Radio the pope gave an indication of his goals for the congress and how he sees the spiritual state of Europe.
He said the goal of the event was "a wave of new faith among young people, especially the youth in Germany and Europe."
In Germany, "many Christian things occur, but there is also a great fatigue, and we are so concerned with structural questions that the zest and the joy of faith are missing," the pontiff said.
"If this zest, this joy, to know Christ would come alive again and give the Church in Germany and Europe a new dynamic, then I think the aim ... would be achieved."
From the first moments as pope observers have noted that Benedict would focus on the spiritual maliase of Europe, which is conseiderd by many to virtually a post-Christian region.
We'll be watching this trip and making several posts on it in the coming days.
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
