Pope says God rises above chaos as 'supreme judge' of world

Published: 2005-05-11

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world is not in the hands of dark forces, chance or human folly -- God rises above the chaos as "supreme judge" of what happens in the world, Pope Benedict XVI said in his weekly general audience. "God is not indifferent to human events, but he penetrates through them, instilling his 'ways,' that is, his projects and his operative works" to guide history "to the dawn of the new heaven and the new earth," he said in his May 11 catechesis. From the steps in front of St. Peter's Basilica, the pope continued a series of reflections on the psalms and canticles that his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, had begun before his death. Focusing on Chapter 15 of the Book of Revelation, Pope Benedict said that in this canticle God invites "all the people on earth as well as every one of us to conversion."

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