Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who ‘pleased God and was loved by him’ and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMay the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Those in society who are in charge of schools must never forget that the parents have been appointed by God himself as the first and principal educators of their children and that their right is completely inalienable.
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Your 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.
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In the depths of the human soul… the desire to give meaning to one’s own life is joined by the fleeting vision of beauty and of the mysterious unity of things.
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The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.
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Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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An important day in a young person’s life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.
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When 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.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.
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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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Love 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.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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