One of Pope Benedict IXV's famous speech is called "In this place of horror." He was the second pope (Pope John Paul II) that visited a death camp (Auschwitz Camp). I read his speech and his speech was moving and powerful. Until the Pope John Paul II was for the Polish people when he was at the camp, but Pope Benedict was for the Polish people. He knows the people are in distress and in pain, but God will always be with them. His final word, he ended from Psalm 23 which went like this "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff - they comfort me ... I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long."
Here is the link to his speech:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/may/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060528_auschwitz-birkenau_en.html
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