Pope John
Pope John
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to remember the past is to commit oneself to the future... and to remember Hiroshima is to commit oneself to peace.
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Once more I express my nearness to the populations struck by the tragic cataclysm of these past days.
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Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare - whether nuclear or not - makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences between nations. War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.
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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.
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In the past, it was possible to destroy a village, a town, a region, even a country. Now it is the whole planet that has come under threat. This fact should compel everyone to face a basic moral consideration; from now on, it is only through a conscious choice and then deliberate policy that humanity will survive.
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War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.
gratitude past enthusiasm
Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.
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While I pray for those who are hit by this scourge, I encourage those in the Church who carry out an invaluable service of acceptance, care and spiritual accompaniment to our brothers and sisters.
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You get to pay for it, ... You guys are going to pay. Nobody wants to turn down the fire department.
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As I enter a new chapter in my twilight years, I can say with gratitude that I have given my very best to God and country,
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When the good of science or economic interests prevail over the good of the person, and ultimately of whole societies, environmental destruction is a sign of a real contempt for man.
compared fade heart hearts shall
What shall I say? Everything that I could say would fade into insignificance compared with what my heart feels, and your hearts feel, at this moment.
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boss and the kids who talk very fast.
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On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence