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.
POPE JOHN PAUL III hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.
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Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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There 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.
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Man always travels along precipices… His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
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I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life-from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages-is sacred, because human life is created in the image and likeness of God.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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The ecological crisis is a moral issue.
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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.
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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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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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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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