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New Knowledge Has Led To The Recognition In The Theory Of Evolution Of More Than A Hypothesis. It Is Indeed Remarkable That This Theory Has Been Progressively Accepted By Researchers, Following A Series Of Discoveries In Various Fields Of Knowledge. The Convergence, Neither Sought Nor Fabricated, Of The Results Of Work That Was Conducted Independently Is In Itself A Significant Argument In Favor Of This Theory.

-Pope John Paul II

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New Knowledge Has Led To The Recognition In The Theory Of Evolution Of More Than A Hypothesis. It Is Indeed Remarkable That This Theory Has Been Progressively Accepted By Researchers, Following A Series Of Discoveries In Various Fields Of Knowledge. The Convergence, Neither Sought Nor Fabricated, Of The Results Of Work That Was Conducted Independently Is In Itself A Significant Argument In Favor Of This Theory.

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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.

The Dignity Of The Human Person Is A Transcendent Value, Always Recognized As Such By Those Who Sincerely Search For The Truth. Indeed, The Whole Of Human History Should Be Interpreted In The Light Of This Certainty. Every Person, Created In The Image And Likeness Of God (cf. Gn 1:26 28), Is Therefore Radically Oriented Towards The Creator, And Is Constantly In Relationship With Those Possessed Of The Same Dignity. To Promote The Good Of The Individual Is Thus To Serve The Common Good, Which Is That Point Where Rights And Duties Converge And Reinforce One Another.

Once Again, Through Myself, The Church, In The Words Of The Well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate, 'deplores The Hatred, Persecutions And Displays Of Anti-semitism Directed Against The Jews At Any Time And By Anyone.' I Repeat, 'by Anyone.'

Every Scientist, Through Personal Study And Research, Completes Himself And His Own Humanity. ... Scientific Research Constitutes For You, As It Does For Many, The Way For The Personal Encounter With Truth, And Perhaps The Privileged Place For The Encounter Itself With God, The Creator Of Heaven And Earth. Science Shines Forth In All Its Value As A Good Capable Of Motivating Our Existence, As A Great Experience Of Freedom For Truth, As A Fundamental Work Of Service. Through Research Each Scientist Grows As A Human Being And Helps Others To Do Likewise.

I Cannot Fail To Note Once Again That The Poor Constitute The Modern Challenge, Especially For The Well-off Of Our Planet, Where Millions Of People Live In Inhuman Conditions And Many Are Literally Dying Of Hunger. It Is Not Possible To Announce God The Father To These Brothers And Sisters Without Taking On The Responsibility Of Building A More Just Society In The Name Of Christ.

The Eucharist Is The Source And Summit Of The Christian Life

We Began By Imagining That We Are Giving To The; We End By Realizing That They Have Enriched Us.

Let Science Tell Us What And How. Let Religion Tell Us Who And Why.

A Person's Rightful Due Is To Be Treated As An Object Of Love, Not As An Object For Use.

If He Asks Much Of You, It Is Because He Knows You Can Give Much.

Evangelization Through The Eucharist, In The Eucharist, And From The Eucharist - These Are Three Inseparable Aspects Of How The Church Lives The Mystery Of Christ And Fulfills Her Mission Of Communicating It To All People.... In Addition To The Preaching Of The Message, The Consummation Of Evangelization Consists In The Building Up Of The Church, Which Has No Real Existence Without The Sacramental Life Culminating In The Blessed Eucharist

Do Not Be Afraid. Do Not Be Satisfied With Mediocrity. Put Out Into The Deep And Let Down Your Nets For A Catch.

Do Not Be Afraid To Be Holy! Have The Courage And Humility To Present Yourselves To The World Determined To Be Holy, Since Full, True Freedom Is Born From Holiness.

Faith And Reason Are Like Two Wings On Which The Human Spirit Rises To The Contemplation Of Truth; And God Has Placed In The Human Heart A Desire To Know The Truth- In A Word, To Know Himself- So That, By Knowing And Loving God, Men And Women May Also Come To The Fullness Of Truth About Themselves.

Limitation Of One's Freedom Might Seem To Be Something Negative And Unpleasant, But Love Makes It A Positive, Joyful And Creative Thing. Freedom Exists For The Sake Of Love.

When Freedom Does Not Have A Purpose, When It Does Not Wish To Know Anything About The Rule Of Law Engraved In The Hearts Of Men And Women, When It Does Not Listen To The Voice Of Conscience, It Turns Against Humanity And Society.

The Truth Of Faith About Creation Is Radically Opposed To The Theories Of Materialistic Philosophy. These View The Cosmos As The Result Of An Evolution Of Matter Reducible To Pure Chance And Necessity.

Man's Life Comes From God: It Is His Image And Imprint, As Sharing In His Breath Of Life. God Therefore Is The Sole Lord Of This Life: Man Cannot Do With It As He Wills.

The Worst Prison Would Be A Closed Heart.

It Is Not Enough To Long For A Person As A Good For Oneself, One Must Also, And Above All, Long For That Person's Good.

The Lord Has Given You A Heart Open To Great Horizons; Do Not Be Afraid To Commit Your Life Completely To The Service Of Christ And His Gospel! Listen To Him As He Says Again Today: 'the Harvest Is Abundant, But The Laborers Are Few.

In Suffocating The Voice Of Conscience, Passion Carries With Itself A Restlessness Of The Body And The Senses: It Is The Restlessness Of The "external Man." When The Internal Man Has Been Reduced To Silence, Then Passion, Once It Has Been Given Freedom Of Action, So To Speak, Exhibits Itself As An Insistent Tendency To Satisfy The Senses And The Body.

Christ Remains Primary In Your Life Only When He Enjoys The First Place In Your Mind And Heart. Thus You Must Continuously Unite Yourself To Him In Prayer.... Without Prayer There Can Be No Joy, No Hope, No Peace. For Prayer Is What Keeps Us In Touch With Christ.

The Church Must Breathe With Her Two Lungs!

Modern Society Will Find No Solution To The Ecological Problem Unless It Takes A Serious Look At Its Lifestyle.

Those In Society Who Are In Charge Of Schools Must Never Forget That The Parents Have Been Appointed By God Himself As The First And Principal Educators Of Their Children And That Their Right Is Completely Inalienable.

Be Demanding Of The World Around You; Be Demanding First Of All With Yourselves. Be Children Of God; Take Pride In It!

The Seriousness Of Ecological Degradation Lays Bare The Depth Of Man's Moral Crisis... Simplicity, Moderation, And Discipline As Well As The Spirit Of Sacrifice Must Become A Part Of Everyday Life.

The Battle Against The Devil, Which Is The Principal Task Of Saint Michael The Archangel, Is Still Being Fought Today, Because The Devil Is Still Alive And Active In The World.

This Is No Time To Be Ashamed Of The Gospel. It Is The Time To Preach It From The Rooftops.

My Desire Is For The Young People Of The Entire World To Come Closer To Mary. She Is The Bearer Of An Indelible Youthfulness And Beauty That Never Wanes. May Young People Have Increasing Confidence In Her And May They Entrust Their Lives To Her.

People Are Made For Happiness. Rightly, Then, You Thirst For Happiness. Christ Has The Answer To This Desire Of Yours. But He Asks You To Trust Him.

[on His 83rd Birthday] Physical Condition Or Advancing Of Age Are Not Obstacles To A Perfect Life. God Does Not Look At External Things But At The Soul.

You Are Our Dearly Beloved Brothers, And In A Certain Way, It Could Be Said That You Are Our Elder Brothers.

Our Future On This Planet, Exposed As It Is To Nuclear Annihilation, Depends One One Single Factor: Humanity Must Make A Moral About-face.

Prayer Gives Us Strength For Great Ideals, For Keeping Up Our Faith, Charity, Purity, Generosity; Prayer Gives Us Strength To Rise Up From Indifference And Guilt, If We Have Had The Misfortune To Give In To Temptation And Weakness. Prayer Gives Us Light By Which To See And To Judge From God's Perspective And From Eternity. That Is Why You Must Not Give Up On Praying!

Lord Jesus, Who In The Eucharist Make Your Dwelling Among Us And Become Our Traveling Companion, Sustain Our Christian Communities So That They May Be Ever More Open To Listening And Accepting Your Word. May They Draw From The Eucharist A Renewed Commitment To Spreading In Society, By The Proclamation Of Your Gospel, The Signs And Deeds Of An Attentive And Active Charity

It Is Manifestly Unjust That A Privileged Few Should Continue To Accumulate Excess Goods, Squandering Available Resources, While Masses Of People Are Living In Conditions Of Misery At The Very Lowest Level Of Subsistence.

May The Death Penalty, An Unworthy Punishment Still Used In Some Countries, Be Abolished Throughout The World.

Art Has A Unique Capacity To Take One Or Other Facet Of The Message And Translate It Into Colors, Shapes And Sounds Which Nourish The Intuition Of Those Who Look And Listen.

It Is Legitimate And Necessary To Ask Oneself If This Is Not Perhaps Part Of A New Ideology Of Evil, Perhaps More Insidious And Hidden, Which Attempts To Pit Human Rights Against The Family And Against Man.

Men And Women Will Retain Their Sex In Heaven

It Is Pleasant To Spend Time With Him, To Lie Close To His Breast Like The Beloved Disciple And To Feel The Infinite Love Present In His Heart....how Can We Not Feel A Renewed Need To Spend Time In Spiritual Converse, In Silent Adoration, In Heartfelt Love Before Christ Present In The Most Holy Sacrament?

The Challenge Is To Make The Church's Yes To Life Concrete And Effective. The Struggle Will Be Long, And It Needs Each One Of You. Place Your Intelligence, Your Talents, Your Enthusiasm, Your Compassion And Your Fortitude At The Service Of Life!

Consequently, Theories Of Evolution Which, In Accordance With The Philosophies Inspiring Them, Consider The Mind As Emerging From The Forces Of Living Matter, Or As A Mere Epiphenomenon Of This Matter, Are Incompatible With The Truth About Man. Nor Are They Able To Ground The Dignity Of The Person.

Theory Of Evolution

Beauty Is The Vocation Bestowed On The Artist By The Creator In The Gift Of Artistic Talent.

Opting For Peace Does Not Mean A Passive Acquiescence To Evil Or Compromise Of Principle. It Demands An Active Struggle Against Hatred, Oppression And Disunity, But Not By Using Methods Of Violence. Building Peace Requires Creative And Courageous Action

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