Pope says despite events Christians believe good will triumph

Published: 2005-01-12

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although life is complicated and worrying events continue to take place, Christians believe that God rules history and that good will triumph in the end, Pope John Paul II said. From God the Father, Christ "has received royal power over the whole universe; in him the salvation, strength and kingdom of our God are completed," the pope said at his Jan. 12 general audience. After the Christmas and New Year's festivities, the pope returned to his series of audience talks about psalms and canticles used in the church's evening prayer. Looking at a hymn of joy and gratitude for God's saving power taken from the Book of Revelation, the pope said that while it tells of the judgment day it emphasizes God's desire to save all creation.

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