Gianfranco Ravasi, Le Beatitudini. Il più grande discorso all’umanità di ogni tempo, Mondadori, 2016 «Il “beato” cristiano è colui che leva lo sguardo verso l’alto, verso l’eterno e l’infinito e ascolta un messaggio controcorrente, sconcertante e fin provocatorio … Poveri,

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