…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIA nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
-
-
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 II -
Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
In the designs of Providence, there are no mere coincidences.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The world [is] tired of ideology [and] is opening itself to the truth. The time has come when the splendor of this truth has begun anew to illuminate the darkness of human existence.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
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.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The only way to peace is forgiveness.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
The greatest deception, and the deepest source of unhappiness, is the illusion of finding life by excluding God, of finding freedom by excluding moral truths and personal responsibility.
POPE JOHN PAUL II -
May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
POPE JOHN PAUL II






