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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 II

Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Peace Problem War
Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Catholic Eucharistic Lives Make
The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Children Race Years
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Family Independence Lying Selfish
The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and a theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Christian Humble Prayer
Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
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Football Important Subject
I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Dark Prayer Profound
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one’s word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest’s inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Expression God Maturity Servant
Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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Caring Effort September
Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Children Jesus Theologian
War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Catholic Past War
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.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Abortion Priorities Rights
Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.
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Catholic Hatred Light
…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Desire Men Women
Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Grace Hands Mother
The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.
POPE JOHN PAUL II

Biblical People Tasks

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.

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