VATICAN CITY, JAN. 14, 2008 (Zenit.org).- There is no reason to fear anyone or anything, if we stay united to Christ, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this today during the general audience in which he continued his reflections on St. Paul. Today, he looked at the "twin" letters of Colossians and Ephesians, concentrating particularly on a title given to Jesus in these epistles: Christ as head.
The Holy Father noted how this title is given to Christ in two senses: He is head of the Church and he is head of the cosmos.
He explained that Paul presents Christ as "the governor, the director, the one in charge who guides the Christian community as its leader and lord." In this role as head of the Church, he is also the one who "raises and vivifies all the members of the body of which he is head. [...] That is, he is not just one who directs, but one who is organically connected to us, from whom comes also the strength to act in an upright way."
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