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.
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.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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We are the sum of the Father’s love for us
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The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.
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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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Beneath the Sacred Host, Christ is contained, the Redeemer of the world
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A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.
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The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel, and from her kinswoman Elizabeth.
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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
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Know what you are talking about.
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Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.
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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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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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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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