I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelization… No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
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Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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Freedom exists for the sake of love.
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The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.
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Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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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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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God.
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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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Reason and faith cannot be separated without diminishing the capacity of men and women to know themselves, the world and God in an appropriate way.
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The ecological crisis is a moral issue.
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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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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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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