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After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.

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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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Community God People Servant Understand
There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.
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Nation Peace Religion
That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.
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Favor Myself Roman Way
The Gospel has to be the norm.
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Religious Scripture Standard
Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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Agree Command Date Divine Rule
In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
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God Humanity Love Religious
God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
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Deep God Love Protection Suffering
A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
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Abandonment Religious Truth
We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.
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Conscious Economics Problem Religious Solve
Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia – even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
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Conflict Hate Inspirational Leadership Time
For many people, the pope is still, to a certain extent, a positive role model and a moral force, although others feel that this aspect has suffered greatly.
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Force Greatness Moral People Positive Suffering
In the event that my illness worsens, I want to have a guarantee that I can die in a dignified manner. Nowhere in the bible does it say that a person has to stick it out to the decreed end. No one tells us what “decreed” means.
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Dignity Myself Person Religious Worst
A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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Human Infinite Protection
Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.
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All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.
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As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
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After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.

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After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.

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