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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.

Pope John Paul II

The only struggle which religions can justify, the only struggle worthy of humans, is the moral struggle against humanity’s own disordered passions, against every kind of selfishness, against attempts to oppress others, against every type of hatred and violence.
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Hatred Passion Struggle
Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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Confined Culture Truth
Look, I can surely say by now that I’ve got the antibodies to communism inside me. But when I think of consumer society, with all its tragedies, I wonder which of the two systems is better.
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Thinking Tragedy Two
The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family.
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Family Salvation Way
The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.
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Environmental Pattern Profound
To reach peace, teach peace.
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Peace Reach Teach
Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
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Itself Prevail Virtue
Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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Maturity Men Work
We are the sum of the Father’s love for us
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Father God Love Sum
The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
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Countries Country Historical Socialist
Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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Faith Greatness Inspiration
St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.
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Care May Men
The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies…If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.
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Abortion Priorities Rights
In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.
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God Heart Jesus Love
May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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Christ Looks May
Man’s life comes from God: it is his image and imprint, as sharing in his breath of life. God therefore is the sole Lord of this life: Man cannot do with it as he wills.
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Catholic Lord Men

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