List of Pope John Paul II Quotes

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About Pope John Paul II

  • Born: May 18, 1920
  • Died: April 2, 2005
  • Occupation: Priest
    • There is a growing threat to the environment, to the vegetation, animals, water and air. sacred scripture hands us the image of cain who rejects his responsibility: 'am i my brother's keeper?' the bible shows the human person as his brother's keeper and the guardian of creation which has been entrusted to him.
    Brother Responsibility Animal
    The dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching us the extent to which greed and selfishness are contrary to the order of creation. ...a given culture reveals its understanding of life through the choices it makes in production and consumption... a great deal of educational and cultural work is urgently needed, including the education of consumers in the responsible use of their power of choice.
    Educational Teaching Order
    The greatness of work is inside man.
    Greatness Men Inside Man
    Laws which authorize and promote abortion and euthanasia are therefore radically opposed not only to the good of the individual but also to the common good; as such they are completely lacking in authentic juridical validity. disregard for the right to life, precisely because it leads to the killing of the person whom society exists to serve, is what most directly conflicts with the possibility of achieving the common good. consequently, a civil law authorizing abortion or euthanasia ceases by that very fact to be a true, morally binding civil law.
    Law Abortion Facts
    I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
    People Important Communion
    But responsibility likewise falls on the legislators who have promoted and approved abortion laws, and, to the extent that they have a say in the matter, on the administrators of the health-care centers where abortions are performed. in this sense abortion goes beyond the responsibility of individuals and beyond the harm done to them, and takes on a distinctly social dimension. it is a most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be societys promoters and defenders.
    Fall Responsibility Abortion Laws
    Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the earth as we have in the past ... [a] new ecological awareness is beginning to emerge which rather than being downplayed, ought to be encouraged to develop into concrete programs and initiatives.
    Past People Use
    Yes, the south-becoming always poorer-and the north-becoming always richer ...richer, too in the resources of weapons with which the superpowers and blocs can mutually threaten each other. in the light of christ's words (mt. 25), this poor south will judge the rich north. and the poor people and poor nations-poor in different ways, not only lacking food, but also deprived of freedom and other human right-will judge those people who take these goods away from them, amassing to themselves the imperialist monopoly and political supremacy at the expense of others.
    Light Judging People
    The vocation and mission of the faithful can only be understood in light of a renewed awareness of the church as sacrament or sign and instrument of intimate union with god, of the unity of the whole of mankind, and of the personal duty to adhere more closely to her.
    Light Faithful Unity
    The true christian can nurture a trustful optimism, because he is certain of not walking alone. in sending us jesus, the eternal son made man, god has drawn near to each of us. in christ he has become our travelling companion.
    Christian Jesus Son
    The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of god.
    Biblical People Tasks
    The 25th anniversary of the decision ... is a call to people of good will to reflect. now is the time for recommitment to the building of a culture of absolute respect for life.
    Anniversary People Decision
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