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  • Gregory of Nyssa on Perfection

    09/05/2007 6:25:07 PM PDT · by ELS · 3 replies · 377+ views
    Zenit News Agency ^ | September 5, 2007 | Benedict XVI
    Gregory of Nyssa on Perfection"God Continually Expands the Possibilities of the Soul" VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 5, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in St. Peter's Square. The Holy Father continued his reflection focused on St. Gregory of Nyssa. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! I offer you some aspects of St. Gregory of Nyssa's teaching, which we already talked about last Wednesday. First of all, Gregory of Nyssa shows a highly elevated sense of man's dignity. Man's aim, says the bishop-saint, is to make himself like God, and...