SAINT  John Paul II Quotes

The commandment you shall not kill even in its more positive aspects of respecting, loving, and promoting human life, is binding on every individual human being. ~Blessed John Paul II

Similarly, euthanasia and assisted suicide are never acceptable acts of mercy. They always gravely exploit the suffering and desperate, extinguishing life in the name of the “quality of life” itself. ~Blessed John Paul II

The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain. ~Blessed John Paul II

To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope. ~Blessed John Paul II

While it is true that the taking of life not yet born or in it’s final stages is sometimes marked by a mistaken sense of altruism and human compassion it cannot be denied that such a culture of death, taken as a whole, betrays a completely individualistic concept of freedom, which ends up by becoming the freedom of “the strong” against the weak who have no choice but to submit.

The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times. ~Blessed John Paul II

And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit. ~Blessed John Paul II

Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith. ~Blessed John Paul II

Anything done for another is done for oneself. ~Blessed John Paul II

In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family. ~Blessed John Paul II

Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways. ~Blessed John Paul II

The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history. ~Blessed John Paul II