John Paul
John Paul
church culture
The Church counters the culture of death with the culture of love.
christianity pope polish
It's too early for a Polish pope.
Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
catholic suffering spirit
And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.
sex men heaven
Men and women will retain their sex in heaven
religious saint
Do not be afraid to be the saints of the new mellineum!
thinking people purpose
Humankind, which discovers its capacity to transform and in a certain sense create the world through its own work, forgets that this is always based on God's prior and original gift of things that are. People think that they can make arbitrary use of the earth, subjecting it without restraint to their wills, as though the earth did not have its own requisites and a prior God-given purpose, which human beings can indeed develop but must not betray.
mean race people
The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation to the people.
queens kings mistake
Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves.
men catholic dignity
In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity.
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Our very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity.
ideas abortion catholic
There are many examples of this mistaken idea of freedom, such as the elimination of human life by legalized or generally accepted abortion.
suicide names catholic
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are never acceptable acts of mercy. They always gravely exploit the suffering and desperate, extinguishing life in the name of the 'quality of life' itself.
technology confusion people
Those who advocate euthanasia have capitalized on people's confusion, ambivalence and even fear about the use of modern life-prolonging technologies. Being able to choose the time and manner of one's death, without regard to what is chosen is presented as the ultimate freedom.