The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIFor by his incarnation the Son of God united himself in a certain way with every man. He labored with human hands… and loved with a human heart. Born of Mary the Virgin, he truly became one of us.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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You are called to stand up for life! To respect and defend the mystery of life always and everywhere, including the lives of unborn babies, giving real help and encouragement to mothers in difficult situations. You are called to work and pray against abortion.
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Yes, the civilization of love is possible; it is not a utopia. But it is only possible by a constant and ready reference to the “Father from whom all fatherhood and motherhood on earth is named,” from whom every human family comes.
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ.
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It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulties in explaining the origin of man in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution.
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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.
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I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God.
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Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.
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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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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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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.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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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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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.
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May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
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