On The Way to Jesus ChristJoseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI Jesus Christ is as popular as ever Films books and news articles ask Who was Jesus Christ Even outside of Christianity he continues to appeal to people And yet for so many the popular Jesus is not the Jesus of Christianity The popular Jesus makes no demands and never challenges people In this series of meditations Pope Benedict XVI says that the true Jesus the Jesus of the Gospels is quite different demanding and bold The Jesus who makes everything OK for everyone is a phantom a dream not a real figure The Jesus of the Gospels is certainly not convenient for us But it is precisely in this way that he answers the deepest question of our existence which keeps us on the lookout for God for a gratification that is limitless for the infinite We must again set out on the way to this real Jesus