“My kingship is not from the world”. Christ’s kingly power is not in the domain of a temporal or political power, but of a spiritual lordship, which consists in announcing the truth, in leading men to the supreme Truth, by setting them free of every shadow of error and sin. “For this have I come into the world”—says Jesus—“to bear witness to the truth”
The cross, in reality, is Christ’s royal throne; from the cross he extends his arms to draw all men to himself, and from the cross he rules them by his love. For him to reign over us, we must allow ourselves to be drawn to him and to be conquered by such love.
“He did not come to dominate peoples and territories, but to free men from the slavery of sin and be reconciled with God.” Pope Benedict XVI
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