Rome, Italy, Apr 21, 2010 / 17:09 pm
"The Holy Father doesn't put himself at the center, he doesn't announce himself, but Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the World," writes the Pope's personal secretary, Monsignor Georg Gänswein on the inside cover of his new book that describes the travels of Pope Benedict XVI.
"Benedict XVI, Urbi et Orbi. With the Pope on the Paths of the World," has been published in German and Italian and was presented last week in commemoration of the the fifth anniversary of the Pope's election.
Commenting on the Pope's faithful response to the Lord's call to "go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature," Msgr. Gänswein explains that the specific purpose behind each and every Papal event is "to strengthen brothers and sisters in the faith."
However, adds the Pope's secretary, that's not say that there aren't unique elements to each encounter. Every one has "its own character, it possesses its specific dynamic and unmistakable tone."