A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMen and women will retain their sex in heaven
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.
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The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery…is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.
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Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.
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…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
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We are the people of life, because God, in His unconditional love, has given us the Gospel of Life, and we are called to act accordingly.
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Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who ‘pleased God and was loved by him’ and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.
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May Mary, who in the freedom of her ‘Fiat’ and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world, Jesus, the Liberator, help us to find him in the Sacrament of the altar
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Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.
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