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Pope John Paul II

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Pope John Paul II
Age: 84 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 18
Died: 2005
Died: April 2
Esperantist
Human Rights Activist
Philosopher
Poet
Politician
Priest
Professor
Roman Catholic Priest
Transitional Deacon
Writer
Karol Józef Wojtyła
Karol Wojtyła
Karol Wojtyla
Johannes Paul II. Papst
Pope John Paul II
Saint John Paul
santo Iohannes Paulus PP. II
Saint John Paul II
‏ papa Giovanni Paolo‏ II
pape Jean-Paul II
papież Jan Paweł II
Pope Saint John Paul II the Great
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Christianity
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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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.
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Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
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Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.
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I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
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A man shows himself a true disciple of Christ by carrying the cross in his turn every day in the activity that he is called to perform.
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To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin, however attractive it may be, in order to set out on the difficult path of the Gospel virtues.
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Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its conception and do not be deterred from the commitment to defend the dignity of every human person with courageous determination. Christ is with you: be not afraid!
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In the life of husband and wife together, fatherhood and motherhood represent such a sublime novelty and richness as can only be approached on one's knees.
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The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the 'today' of the Liturgy, the Pope clarified. The Word who found a dwelling in Mary's womb comes to knock on the heart of every person with singular intensity this Christmas.
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I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
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