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 United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the...

The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the...

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this...

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this...

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...

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...

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...

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

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...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do...

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

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...

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

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...

[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...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

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...

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...

The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away...

The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away...