Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIA just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are not separate areas, but are profoundly interconnected, each giving life to the other.
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The priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns ‘to be with Him.’
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Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love.
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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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I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment.
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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness.
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When man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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Furthermore, because God created it, The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty.
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The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Love consists of a commitment which limits one’s freedom – it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one’s freedom on behalf of another.
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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In the Eucharistic Sacrifice the Church venerates the memory of Mary the ever Virgin Mother of God and the memory of Saint Joseph, because he fed Him whom the faithful must eat as the Bread of Life
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Pray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.
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