Screenshot from Rome Reports video, Pope's trip to native Germany ends
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It is better to be a searching agnostic than a fake believer, Pope Benedict told the faithful gathered for the Mass on his final day in Germany, reports the Vatican Insider.
The pontiff praised "agnostics who cannot find peace due to their questions about God, people who suffer because of our sins and are desirous of a pure heart."
They are "closer to the Kingdom of God than "routine" believers who only see the apparatus of the Church without their hearts being touched by faith."
He also appealed for unity within the Church in Germany and strong bonds with Rome.
"The renewal of the Church," he said, "can only come about through the willingness to convert and through a renewal of faith."
"The Church in Germany will overcome the great challenges of the present and future and will remain yeast in society, if the priests, consecrated persons and lay believers in Christ, loyal to their own specific vocation, work together in unity."
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Benedict XVI: "It is better to be a searching agnostic than a false believer" (Vatican Insider)
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Screenshot from Rome Reports video, Pope's trip to native Germany ends