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 IITrue holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity, of the heights to which he is raised, of the surpassing worth of his own humanity, and of the meaning of his existence.
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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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Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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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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Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love.
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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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.
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Freedom is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, FREEDOM is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.
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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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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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God made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
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We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.
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The measure of your success will be the measure of your generosity.
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