The Daily Reminder: Pope Benedict Said Duty Needs Love

The Daily Catch - published on 04/07/16

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“If in my life I fail completely to heed others, solely out of a desire to be ‘devout’ and to perform my ‘religious duties’, then my relationship with God will also grow arid. It becomes merely ‘proper’, but loveless.”
― Pope Benedict XVI, God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est

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