I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life-from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages-is sacred, because human life is created in the image and likeness of God.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIOnly faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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It would be a sad thing if the religious and moral convictions upon which the American experiment was founded could now somehow be considered a danger to free society.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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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 ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
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The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies…If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.
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Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.
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The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all.
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