Articles on this issue "patristic"

Good Christians Pay Taxes, Says Pope

Comments on Duty to Be Law-abiding Citizens

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Good Christians must also be good citizens, and this implies even the unpleasant task of paying taxes, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today to the more than 30,000 rain-soaked …

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On St. Maximus of Turin

"The Intimate and Vital Union of the Bishop With His City"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on St. Maximus, bishop of Turin. * * * BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE …

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Trends Don't Create Values, Says Pope

Presents Figure of St. Eusebius of Vercelli

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The hierarchy of values isn't determined by either trends or politicians, said Benedict XVI in a meditation on the fourth-century bishop Eusebius of Vercelli. The Pope commented on the life of …

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