The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

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The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include...

The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war,...

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war,...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

It is not credible that any one should possess so little understanding as to desire...

It is not credible that any one should possess so little understanding as to desire...

Men and women will retain their sex in heaven

Men and women will retain their sex in heaven

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said...

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said...

[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in...

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are...

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are...