Pope: Easter Changed World, but Isn't Magic

Vatican City: April 04, 2010, (PCTV Newsdesk)

The resurrection of Christ is an event that changed the course of history and reversed the destiny of death the whole world faced, says  Benedict XVI.

The Pope affirmed this today before tens of thousands, many hiding under umbrellas to escape the rain in St. Peter's Square. The Holy  Father offered his Easter greetings in 65 languages before giving his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world).

"Yes, my brothers and sisters, Easter is the true salvation of humanity," the Pontiff proclaimed. "If Christ -- the Lamb of God -- had not poured  ut his blood for us, we would be without hope, our destiny and the destiny of the whole world would inevitably be death.

"But Easter has reversed that trend: Christ's resurrection is a new creation, like a graft that can regenerate the whole plant. It is an event  that has profoundly changed the course of history, tipping the scales once and for all on the side of good, of life, of pardon.

"We are free, we are saved! Hence from deep within our hearts we cry out: 'Let us sing to the Lord: glorious his triumph!'"

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