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Unfortunately, What Is Thrown Away Is Not Only Food And Dispensable Objects, But Often Human Beings Themselves, Who Are Discarded As 'unnecessary.' For Example, It Is Frightful Even To Think There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day; Children Being Used As Soldiers, Abused And Killed In Armed Conflicts; And Children Being Bought And Sold In That Terrible Form Of Modern Slavery Which Is Human Trafficking, Which Is A Crime Against Humanity.

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Unfortunately, What Is Thrown

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Unfortunately, What Is Thrown Away Is Not Only Food And Dispensable Objects, But Often Human Beings Themselves, Who Are Discarded As 'unnecessary.' For Example, It Is Frightful Even To Think There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day; Children Being Used As Soldiers, Abused And Killed In Armed Conflicts; And Children Being Bought And Sold In That Terrible Form Of Modern Slavery Which Is Human Trafficking, Which Is A Crime Against Humanity.

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During My Visit To The Philippines, I Wanted In A Particular Way To Meet With Young People, To Listen To You And To Talk To You. I Want To Express The Love And The Hopes Of The Church For You. And I Want To Encourage You As Christian Citizens Of This Country To Offer Yourselves Passionately And Honestly To The Great Work Of Renewing Your Society And Helping To Build A Better World.

Men, To Exist, To Become Complete And Mature, Need To Feel The Joy Of Fatherhood. When A Man Does Not Have This Desire, Something Is Missing In This Man, It Is Like An Incomplete Life: A Life That Stops Half Way. The Grace Of Fatherhood; Of Giving Life To Others, Of Pastoral Paternity, Of Spiritual Paternity Is A Gift From God.

Indifference Is Dangerous, Whether Innocent Or Not.

May Christ The Savior Give Peace To Nigeria, Where More Blood Is Being Shed And Too Many People Are Unjustly Deprived Of Their Possessions, Held As Hostages Or Killed.

In This Case [the Charlemagne Prize], I Don't Say (i Was) Forced, But Convinced By The Holy And Theological Headstrongness Of Cardinal [walter] Kasper, Because He Was Chosen, Elected By Aachen To Convince Me. And I Said Yes, But In The Vatican. And I Said I Offer It For Europe, As A Co-decoration For Europe, A Prize So That Europe May Do What I Desired At Strasburg; That It May No Longer Be "grandmother Europe" But "mother Europe."

In This Year Of Faith, We Pray To The Lord That The Church May Always Be A True Family That Brings God’s Love To Everyone.

We Are Called To Be 'ambassadors For Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours Is A Ministry Of Reconciliation ... To Be An Ambassador For Christ Means Above All To Invite Everyone To A Renewed Personal Encounter With The Lord Jesus.

We Are All Called To Be Friends With Jesus. Don’t Be Afraid To Love The Lord.

Human Self-understanding Changes With Time, And So Also Human Consciousness Deepens.

More And More People Work On Sundays As A Consequence Of The Competitiveness Imposed By A Consumer Society.

Competitiveness

Life Once Conceived, Must Be Protected With The Utmost Care; Abortion And Infanticide Are Abominable Crimes.

A Fundamental Role In The Renewal Of Society Is Played, Of Course, By The Family And Especially By Young People.

When We Are Generous In Welcoming People And Sharing Something With Them-some Food, A Place In Our Homes, Our Time-not Only Do We No Longer Remain Poor: We Are Enriched.

It Makes Me Sad When I Find Sisters Who Aren't Joyful. They Might Smile, But With Just A Smile They Could Be Flight Attendants!

How Can It Be That It Is Not A News Item When An Elderly Homeless Person Dies Of Exposure, But It Is News When The Stock Market Loses Two Points? This Is A Case Of Exclusion.

Economic Inequality

We Must Not Believe The Evil One When He Tells Us That There Is Nothing We Can Do In The Face Of Violence, Injustice And Sin.

The Process Of Healing Also Needs To Include The Pursuit Of Truth, Not For The Sake Of Opening Old Wounds, But Rather As A Necessary Means Of Promoting Justice, Healing And Unity.

Before I Give You A Blessing, I Ask You For A Favor: I Want You To Bless Me.

And Now I Would Like To Give The Blessing, But First - First I Ask A Favor Of You: Before The Bishop Blesses His People, I Ask You To Pray To The Lord That He Will Bless Me: The Prayer Of The People Asking The Blessing For Their Bishop.

A Great Challenge: Stop Ruining The Garden Which God Has Entrusted To Us So That All May Enjoy It.

Abortion Is Without A Doubt One Of The Greatest Moral Evils Within Modernity. As The "advocate Of Christian Memory," A Pope Must Take Up The Mantle Of Defending The Culture Of Life - A Defense The Early Church Held Against The Pagans Of Rome.

Move Forward And Let Others Do The Same. Simple. This Is A Guiding Principle Everyone Should Have.

Together With A Culture Of Work, There Must Be A Culture Of Leisure As Gratification. To Put It Another Way: People Who Work Must Take The Time To Relax, To Be With Their Families, To Enjoy Themselves, Read, Listen To Music, Play A Sport.

I Want To Express My Closeness To The People Of The Philippines Who Have Been Struck By A Strong Earthquake, And I Invite You To Pray For That Dear Nation, Which In Recent Days Has Suffered Different Calamities.

Fathers Should Speak With Their Children.

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