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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe 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.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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Each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.
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Freedom exists for the sake of love.
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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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Your faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and calling you to spend one special specific hour with Him each week.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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Christ remains primary in your life only when he enjoys the first place in your mind and heart. Thus you must continuously unite yourself to him in prayer…. Without prayer there can be no joy, no hope, no peace. For prayer is what keeps us in touch with Christ.
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Man’s life comes from God: it is his image and imprint, as sharing in his breath of life. God therefore is the sole Lord of this life: Man cannot do with it as he wills.
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Furthermore, because God created it, The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
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