Take away from love the fullness of self surrender, the completeness of personal commitment, and what remains will be a total denial and negation of it.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThere is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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To reach peace, teach peace.
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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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War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously… He also assigns to every woman the dignity of every man.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.
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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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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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Those in society who are in charge of schools must never forget that the parents have been appointed by God himself as the first and principal educators of their children and that their right is completely inalienable.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
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Freedom exists for the sake of love.
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Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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