(In the last post we were told that the resurrected body is "spiritualized" — freed from the "law of sin and perfectly in harmony with the spirit. Now the pope takes a further step.)
"In Heaven, human beings will not only be spiritualized — they will be divinized. … They are filled completely with God's own life.
"In the world to come, the human will be fully permeated by the divine. Humanity will reach a fullness of life immeasurably beyond what could be experienced on earth… — humanity … intimately connected to the Trinity in a perfect communion of persons. This intimacy will not efface the personality of individual human beings. … [W]e will not be less ourselves, but more fully ourselves. We were created for the fully realized humanity that comes from perfect communion with God.
"When Christ says that those who participate in the resurrection 'neither marry nor are given in marriage,' … he reveals a new layer of meaning in the body.
"In our previous reflections we focused on 'the nuptial meaning of the body.' Our complementary bodies, male and female, allow spouses to give themselves fully to each other in marriage. But … we are ultimately made for God. Not just our souls, but our bodies, too, are destined for communion with him. …
"Could it be that the ultimate meaning of our sexual embodiment is found in our virgin union with God? … In the life to come, God will give himself to humanity in the most personal way. He will enable us to see him as he is, revealing the mystery that has been hidden in God from eternity. In this meeting, we will rediscover — in a new dimension — the same nuptial meaning of the body."
An der Grabstätte von Kronprinzessin Cecilie
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