You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

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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...

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

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.

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 fear of making permanent commitments can change the mutual love of husband and wife...

The fear of making permanent commitments can change the mutual love of husband and wife...

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...

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...

You can't kiss an oil well.

You can't kiss an oil well.

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.

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...

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...

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a...

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a...

War is a defeat for humanity.

War is a defeat for humanity.

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...

There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by...

There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by...

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...

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but...

Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but...

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness...

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness...