Pope John Paul II
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A highly influential leader of the Catholic Church known for his efforts to improve interfaith relations, address social justice issues, and advocate for human rights. His papacy, one of the longest in history, was marked by numerous international travels and engagements with various world leaders. He played a significant role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and was instrumental in the development of the Church’s teachings on various contemporary issues. His impact on both the Catholic Church and global politics remains profound.
Pope John Paul II
Quotes
A highly influential leader of the Catholic Church known for his efforts to improve interfaith relations, address social justice issues, and advocate for human rights. His papacy, one of the longest in history, was marked by numerous international travels and engagements with various world leaders. He played a significant role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and was instrumental in the development of the Church’s teachings on various contemporary issues. His impact on both the Catholic Church and global politics remains profound.
Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete.
Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.
When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
From Mary we learn to surrender to God's Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone. From Mary we learn to love Christ her Son and the Son of God!
The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.
Truth can prevail only in virtue of truth itself.
Love is a constant challenge, thrown to us by God.
An important day in a young person's life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
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.
Love the family! Defend and promote it as the basic cell of human society; nurture it as the prime sanctuary of life. Give great care to the preparation of engaged couples and be close to young married couples, so that they will be for their children and the whole community an eloquent testimony of God's love.
Open your minds and hearts to the beauty of all that God has made and to His special, personal love for each one of you.
Opting for peace does not mean a passive acquiescence to evil or compromise of principle. It demands an active struggle against hatred, oppression and disunity, but not by using methods of violence. Building peace requires creative and courageous action.
What does our generation owe to generations yet unborn? ...there is an order in the universe which must be respected, and... the human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the well-being of future generations.
Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.
Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth- in a word, to know himself- so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.
Have no fear of moving into the unknown.
Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
May the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death.
Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
You must be strong, dear brothers and sisters. You must be strong with the strength that comes from faith.
If development is the new name for peace, war and preparations for war are the major enemy of the healthy development of peoples. If we take the common good of all humanity as our norm, instead of individual greed, peace would be possible.
