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Being Christian Without The Church Doesn't Make Sense. That's Why The Great Paul Vi, Said That The Most Absurd Dichotomy Is Loving Christ Without The Church. To Listen To Christ, But Not The Church. To Be With Christ, But Stay At The Margins Of The Church. It's Not Possible. It's An Absurd Dichotomy.

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Being Christian Without The Church Doesn't Make Sense. That's Why The Great Paul Vi, Said That The Most Absurd Dichotomy Is Loving Christ Without The Church. To Listen To Christ, But Not The Church. To Be With Christ, But Stay At The Margins Of The Church. It's Not Possible. It's An Absurd Dichotomy.

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God Never Tires Of Forgiving Us; We Are The Ones Who Tire Of Seeking His Mercy.

It Is Not 'progressive' To Try To Resolve Problems By Eliminating A Human Life.

I See The Church As A Field Hospital After Battle. It Is Useless To Ask A Seriously Injured Person If He Has High Cholesterol And About The Level Of His Blood Sugars. You Have To Heal His Wounds. Then We Can Talk About Everything Else.

All Political Activity Must Serve And Promote The Good Of The Human Person And Be Based On Respect For His Or Her Dignity.

It Is Normal For Husband And Wife To Argue: It's Normal. It Always Happens. But My Advice Is This: Never Let The Day End Without Having First Made Peace. Never!

In The Gospel We Have Just Heard, Jesus, The Master, Teaches The Crowds And The Small Group Of His Disciples By Accommodating Himself To Their Ability To Understand. ... Jesus Does Not Seek To 'play The Professor.' Instead, He Seeks To Reach People's Hearts, Their Understanding And Their Lives, So That They May Bear Fruit.

God’s Goodness Is Stronger Than Any Evil!

How Many Kinds Of Moral And Material Poverty We Face Today As A Result Of Denying God And Putting So Many Idols In His Place!

The Love Of God Is Not Something Vague Or Generic; The Love Of God Has A Name And A Face: Jesus Christ.

May This Colloquium Be An Inspiration To All Who Seek To Support And Strengthen The Union Of Man And Woman In Marriage As A Unique, Natural, Fundamental And Beautiful Good For Persons, Families, Communities, And Whole Societies.

I Want To Say One Word To You And This Word Is “joy”. Wherever There Are Consecrated People, Seminarians, Men And Women Religious, Young People, There Is Joy, There Is Always Joy!

Work Is Fundamental To The Dignity Of A Person. . . . It Gives One The Ability To Maintain Oneself, One's Family, To Contribute To The Growth Of One's Own Nation.

True Peace Is Not A Balance Of Opposing Forces, And It Is Not ‘a Lovely Façade’ Simply Covering Conflicts And Divisions. Rather, Peace Calls For Daily Commitment -- It's Homemade -- Starting From God's Gift, From The Grace Which He Has Given Us In Jesus Christ.

It Is Vital That Government Leaders And Financial Leaders Take Heed And Broaden Their Horizons, Working To Ensure That All Citizens Have Dignified Work, Education, And Healthcare.

The Times Talk To Us Of So Much Poverty In The World And This Is A Scandal. Poverty In The World Is A Scandal. In A World Where There Is So Much Wealth, So Many Resources To Feed Everyone, It Is Unfathomable That There Are So Many Hungry Children, That There Are So Many Children Without An Education, So Many Poor Persons. Poverty Today Is A Cry.

Dear Young People, Always Be Missionaries Of The Gospel, Every Day And In Every Place.

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