Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
POPE JOHN PAUL IISocial justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
POPE JOHN PAUL IINone of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
POPE JOHN PAUL IILife is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIKnow what you are talking about.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMan’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 IILove 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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIWhen freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.
POPE JOHN PAUL III 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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIFreedom exists for the sake of love.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIYour faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and calling you to spend one special specific hour with Him each week.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIt 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 III hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIAnd 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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe greatness of work is inside man.
POPE JOHN PAUL II