It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulties in explaining the origin of man in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIGod passionately desires and ardently yearns for our salvation… Nothing is greater than this: that the blood of God was poured out for us.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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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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How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people.
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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life
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This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist
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This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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An important day in a young person’s life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.
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It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs.
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Beauty is the vocation bestowed on the artist by the Creator in the gift of artistic talent.
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The truth of faith about creation is radically opposed to the theories of materialistic philosophy. These view the cosmos as the result of an evolution of matter reducible to pure chance and necessity.
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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
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