Quotes from Pope John Paul II
All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
- Pope John Paul II
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
- Pope John Paul II
The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
- Pope John Paul II
May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
- Pope John Paul II
Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard.
- Pope John Paul II
Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
- Pope John Paul II
Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.
- Pope John Paul II
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
- Pope John Paul II
In the designs of Providence, there are no mere coincidences.
- Pope John Paul II
Only in Christ can men and women find answers to the ultimate questions that trouble them. Only in Christ can they fully understand their dignity as persons created and loved by God.
- Pope John Paul II
The ecological crisis is a moral issue.
- Pope John Paul II
May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
- Pope John Paul II