You said: That is a misstatement of Pope Benedict’s words.
Of course it is. In order to justify one’s warped view of the Catholic Church, one has to distort just about everything about the institution one despises.
It is a very sad thing to watch those who think you are doing Christ’s work and all the time they are attacking that which He loves. It is not the physical attacks he suffered at the hands of the Roman Empire, but they continue to crucify Christ by their words and attacks on His Church.
My prayers go out for those who truly wish to love Him, all the while attacking Him. May the Holy Spirit guide them out of their darkness and into the light of the fullness of faith in His One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
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Amen.
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