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The transmission of human life is a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with God the Creator.

Pope Paul VI

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Pope Paul VI
Age: 80 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 26
Died: 1978
Died: August 6
Diplomat
Roman Catholic Priest
Concesio (Italy)
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
Giovanni Battista Montini
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papa Paolo VI
Jan Baptist Montini
Paul VI. Papst
Papa Pablo VI
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Paulus VI
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