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Pope John Paul II was a Polish Roman Catholic leader who served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. His papacy was marked by efforts to improve relations with other religions and support for human rights around the world. He inspired millions with his messages of peace, faith, and dignity. Here are 105 of his quotes:

Young people of every continent, do not be afraid to be the saints of the new millennium! Be contemplative, love prayer; be coherent with your faith and generous in the service of your brothers and sisters, be active members of the Church and builders of peace. (Pope John Paul II)
to argue according to rigorous rational criteria is to guarantee that the results attained are universally valid. View quote
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The disposition to listen to the Truth (that is, obedience) and the readiness to act in the Truth constitute the true dignity of the human person. View quote
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Surely it is important for America that the moral truths which make freedom possible should be passed on to each new generation. Every generation of Americans needs to know that freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. View quote
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The universal call to holiness is closely linked to the universal call to mission. View quote
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Today the Church must face other challenges and push forward to new frontiers, both in the initial mission ad gentes and in the new evangelization of those peoples who have already heard Christ proclaimed. View quote
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Truth enlightens man's intelligence and shapes his freedom. View quote
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Young people have a special place in the heart of the Holy Father, who often repeats that the whole Church looks to them with particular hope for a new beginning of evangelization. View quote
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Jesus came into the world to reveal the whole dignity and nobility of the search for God, which is the deepest need of the human soul, and to meet the search halfway. View quote
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I give thanks to God for the presence and help of cardinal Ratzinger, who is a trusted friend. View quote
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Don't you think that the irresponsible behavior of men is caused by women? (Pope John Paul II)
The Church is called upon to manifest anew to everyone, with clear and stronger conviction, her will to promote human life by every means and to defend it against all attacks, in whatever condition or state of development it is found. Thus the Church condemns as a grave offense against human dignity and justice all those activities of governments or other public authorities which attempt to limit in any way the freedom of couples in deciding about children. Consequently, any violence applied by such authorities in favor of contraception or, still worse, of sterilization and procured abortion, must be altogether condemned and forcefully rejected. Likewise to be denounced as gravely unjust are cases where, in international relations, economic help given for the advancement of peoples is made conditional on programs of contraception, sterilization and procured abortion. View quote
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Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. View quote
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. View quote
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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimately futile. View quote
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Dear brothers and sisters, we are all still grieved after the death of our most beloved John Paul I. And now the eminent cardinals have called a new bishop of Rome. They have called him from a far country... far, but always near through the communion of faith and in the Christian tradition. (...) I don't know if I can make myself clear in your... in our Italian language. If I make a mistake, you will correct me. View quote
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And I cry – I who am a son of the land of Poland and who am also Pope John Paul II – I cry from all the depths of this Millennium, I cry on the vigil of Pentecost: Let your Spirit descend! Let your Spirit descend! And renew the face of the earth. The face of this land! View quote
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Dear Kashubian brothers and sisters! Cherish the values and the heritage that define your identity. View quote
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Could I forget that the event [Mehmet Ali Ağca's assassination attempt] in Saint Peter's Square took place on the day and at the hour when the first appearance of the Mother of Christ to the poor little peasants has been remembered for over sixty years at Fatima in Portugal? For, in everything that happened to me on that very day, I felt that extraordinary motherly protection and care, which turned out to be stronger than the deadly bullet. View quote
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Racism is a sin, which is a serious offense to God. View quote
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The worst prison would be a closed heart. (Pope John Paul II)
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. View quote
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What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust. View quote
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Hands are the heart's landscape. View quote
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Work bears a particular mark of man and of humanity, the mark of a person operating within a community of persons. View quote
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Occupation: Polish Saint
Born: May 18, 1920
Died: April 2, 2005
Quotes count: 105
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