Nietzsche's father Carl Ludwig Nietzsche, was a [[Lutheran]] pastor.
Nietzsche's father Carl Ludwig Nietzsche, was a [[Lutheran]] pastor.
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In his first Papal Encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est" (God is Charity/Love) [[Pope Benedict XVI]] quotes from Nietzsche's ''Beyond Good and Evil'', taking very seriously Nietzsche's claim that the Church has poisoned ''eros'' (love) with dogma, and responding to it.
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In his first [[Papal Encyclical]], "Deus Caritas Est" (God is Charity/Love) [[Pope Benedict XVI]] quotes from Nietzsche's ''Beyond Good and Evil'', taking very seriously Nietzsche's claim that the Church has poisoned ''eros'' (love) with dogma, and responding to it.