True, eros tends to rise “in ecstasy” towards the Divine, to lead us beyond ourselves; yet for this very reason it calls for a path of ascent, renunciation, purification and healing.
–Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est

I’m about 1/4 of the way through. Here are someone else’s excerpts/notes; here’s an address where the Pope talks about what the encyclical’s about.


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