None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIOnce again, through myself, the Church, in the words of the well-known declaration Nostra Aetate, ‘deplores the hatred, persecutions and displays of anti-Semitism directed against the Jews at any time and by anyone.’ I repeat, ‘By anyone.’
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
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Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
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Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family – a domestic church.
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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
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Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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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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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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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.
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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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