"Conquered evil at its root"

[Koopa]

Does anybody know where this quote from Benedict XVI came from? I can’t remember exactly what it said but it really struck me. Here it is in paraphrase:

“[By his passion, his death, and his rising from the tomb, Jesus Christ did not remove evil from the world; rather, he conquered it at its root.]”

Can anyone give me the exact quote here? That would be wonderful.

Thanks! God bless.

 

[JM3]

catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict_xvi_holds_up_mary_as_solution_to_negativity_of_urban_life/

The Pope addressed Romans from the site of the famous Spanish Steps, where he said a statue of Mary "almost keeps watch over the city.”

Mary, Benedict XVI pointed out, is present all over Christian cities in paintings, mosaics and chapels, and through her presence she reminds us that “where sin is abundant, grace is overabundant.”

“She is the Immaculate Mother that repeats also to the men of our time: do not be afraid, Jesus has conquered evil, he has conquered over it at the root, freeing us from its dominion.”

 

[Koopa]

catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict_xvi_holds_up_mary_as_solution_to_negativity_of_urban_life/

Yes I saw that one (and it’s very beautiful too!) but its not the one I’m thinking of. Thanks though!

 

[catharina]

Very easy to find - I googled
Benedict’s name and the exact quote:

catholicnewsagency.com/news/all_mankind_must_choose_between_continued_conversion_or_death_pope_says/

“All mankind must choose between continued conversion or death, Pope says”

"Before closing with a Marian prayer, the Pope synthesized his address, reemphasizing for all present that "conversion conquers evil at its root, which is sin, even if it does not always avoid its consequences.""