According to Scott Bourne, the Pope was quoted saying, “Beauty … can become a path toward the transcendent, toward the ultimate mystery, toward God,” and “In a world lacking in hope, with increasing signs of aggression and despair, there is an ever greater need for a return to spirituality in art.”
Have you ever just spotted a scene or object that just makes you stare at it? It might even capture your attention for days as you recall it. Well, it should not be surprising that the Pope said what he did for God created all that which captures our eyes and we try to copy or reproduce as art.
