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Washington D.C., Feb 25, 2013 \/ 05:05 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Pope Benedict\u2019s eight years of service to the Church should leave the faithful filled with gratitude and renewed in both faith and love, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe are able to recognize that our Holy Father\u2019s action speaks to us of his greatness and his ability to recognize the needs of the Church Universal today,\u201d the cardinal said at a Feb. 24 Mass of Thanksgiving for the service of Pope Benedict XVI.<\/p>\n

\tAround 3,000 people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Mass.<\/p>\n

\tIn his homily, Cardinal Wuerl voiced gratitude to the Holy Father for his leadership and loving care.<\/p>\n

\tHe explained that \u201cour hearts are filled with both faith and love\u201d as we recognize Christ\u2019s \u201ccontinuing presence\u201d in the \u201cteaching office symbolized by the Chair of Peter\u201d and experience \u201chearts filled with love for the person who for nearly eight years has sat in that chair \u2013 Pope Benedict XVI.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tOn Feb. 11, Pope Benedict shocked the world by announcing that he would be retiring at the end of the month due to advanced age and declining strength.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cNow that some of the dust has settled,\u201d Cardinal Wuerl said, \u201cwe are able clearly to see the courage, humility and honesty of our Holy Father\u201d in choosing to step down.<\/p>\n

\tImplicit in the Pope\u2019s announcement, he explained, was the humble recognition \u201cthat it would be better that someone with more energy serve as Chief Shepherd of the Church at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal went on to say that this occasion also provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the role of the Pope.<\/p>\n

\tRecalling that Christ promised to build his Church on the foundation of Peter, he noted that the \u201cPetrine Office is exercised today in an age of instantaneous communication, where social media dominate how we relate to one another, and how, therefore, the voice of Peter must be articulated to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cPapal service in our day, more than ever, includes a ministry of presence,\u201d he said. \u201cIt often involves extensive travel around the world to visit and pray with the faithful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Wuerl also commented on the legacy that the Holy Father will leave behind.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe task of the New Evangelization will always bear the mark of this Pope,\u201d he said. \u201cIn a way, he made it the hallmark of his Pontificate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Benedict defined the New Evangelization as \u201cthe re-proposing of the Gospel to the people of our age and culture,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\tBut beyond simply defining it, he said, the Pope also \u201ctold us it consists of the ordinary ongoing catechesis that is the formation of every believer, the outreach to those who have never heard of Christ, and the special effort to touch those who have been baptized and have fallen away from the practice of the faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBenedict XVI also challenged the faithful \u201cto renew our own faith so that we would find renewed confidence in the truth of God\u2019s Word and then be able to share it with others,\u201d the cardinal explained.
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\n\tHe added that he also believes the Holy Father will be remembered \u201cfor his enduring commitment to the compatibility and complementarity of faith and reason as we make our way through life, blessed with both the gift of our intellect and a capability to hear also the revelation of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWhile he will step aside from that chair, while he may leave his Petrine office, he will never leave our hearts which are filled with respect, admiration and love for him,\u201d Cardinal Wuerl said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cSo we say today, as we celebrate the ministry of Saint Peter the Apostle, thank you Pope Benedict for your guidance, for your leadership, for your pastoral love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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