Limitation of one’s freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIWe are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
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It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs.
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Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously… He also assigns to every woman the dignity of every man.
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The worst prison would be a closed heart.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.
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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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The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A prayer so simple and so rich; from deepest heart, I exhort all to recite it.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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Men and women will retain their sex in heaven
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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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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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