John Paul Ii Quotes - Page 2

• For us Catholics, John Paul II will be remembered as a traveling Pope ... and we should also remember he preached world peace. When the United States invaded Iraq, for example, John Paul II said it was an illegal and immoral act.

  Hugo Chavez

  Iraq, Catholic, United States

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• An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people.

  Shelley Berkley

  People, Ambassadors, Discrimination

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• Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  People, Wish, Today

  Pope Benedict XVI (2006). “God's Revolution: World Youth Day and Other Cologne Talks”, p.63, Ignatius Press

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• The impact remains to be seen; I don't think we can measure the enduring impact of John Paul II, for example, for another hundred, perhaps two hundred, years.

  George Weigel

  Thinking, Years, Two

  Source: eppc.org

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• Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were revered even during their lifetime; but both made frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

  Donald Wuerl

  Mother, Saint, Use

  "CBB Interview with Cardinal Donald Wuerl". Interview with Pete Socks, www.patheos.com. April 13, 2014.

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• The "encounter" with the people on the peripheries is intended to draw them into the circle of common care and concern - that call to encounter is, to use a favorite world of John Paul II's, a call to solidarity. And that means, it seems to me, aggressive Catholic efforts to empower the poor - and a profound Catholic challenge to all those cultural forces that are eroding stable families, which are the elementary schools where we learn to take responsibility for our lives, which is the highest exercise of freedom.

  George Weigel

  School, Mean, Responsibility

  Source: eppc.org

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• The last person to be beatified by Pope John Paul II was Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 2003.

  Chris Matthews

  Mother, Lasts, Pope

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• In life, as in death, Pope John Paul II was one of the most visible people on Earth.

  Chris Matthews

  People, Earth, Pope

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• Over the last 2,000 years, 10,000 saints have been named, among them, 78 popes. At the time of his death, Pope John Paul II had the distinction of naming 482 saints, more than all of his predecessors combined.

  Chris Matthews

  Years, Lasts, Saint

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Those who saw Pope John Paul II either in person or through the mass media glimpsed a man who millions of Catholics believe may be one of the greatest popes in the history of the church.

  Chris Matthews

  Believe, Men, Media

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• The pope has been called many things, historic figure, spiritual leader, moral force. But a growing chorus of voices has begun to refer to him as John Paul II the Great, in other words, as a saint.

  Chris Matthews

  Spiritual, Voice, Leader

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• Pope John Paul II was fascinated by the United States. And I think he was initially surprised at the vigor of the Catholic Church in the United States. Maybe some of the press that we had gotten he found wasn't true. No, I think he suspected the church in the United States. Did he challenge us to some things? Sure, he did. But, no, I always - I think there was a good alliance. There was a good gel there.

  Chris Matthews

  Thinking, Challenges, Catholic

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• His [John Paul II] humanity, combined with his extraordinary spiritual authority, was unlike anything I've ever met.

  Chris Matthews

  Spiritual, Humanity, Authority

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• The holy father John Paul II made a profound impact wherever he went. And, of course, his trip to Boston was one of the earliest ones. But I must say every time that I met the holy father and mentioned Boston, he would immediately say, rain. So, it made quite an impact on him, too.

  Chris Matthews

  Father, Rain, Impact

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• The hope is that papal calls for a New Pentecost, which go back to St. John XXIII, and papal calls for a New Evangelization, which go back to Vatican II and especially to St. John Paul II, can come together. Pope Francis' vision is to bring together the reality of a New Pentecost with the urgency of a New Evangelization.

  Ralph Martin

  Reality, Vision, Together

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• [Pope Francis] did something that both his two predecessors had failed to do - John Paul II and Benedict. Francis met with the Russian patriarch of the Orthodox Church.

  Sylvia Poggioli

  Two, Church, Pope

  Source: www.npr.org

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• 10 days before the death of St. John Paul II, in that Via Crucis of Holy Friday, Joseph Ratzinger said to the whole Church that it needed to clean up the dirt of the Church.

  Pope Francis

  Friday, Church, Dirt

  Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

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• John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Men, Lasts, Century

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• His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience in Poland, then a communist country, and my own difficulties with communists, gave us an immediate common ground

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Country, Holiness

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• The emphasis on the "peripheries" is also a distinctively "Franciscan" way of expressing the pope's respect for untutored popular piety - a respect, I might add, that was shared by St. John Paul II.

  George Weigel

  Might, Way, Add

  Source: eppc.org

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• Around the globe, millions more are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Pope John Paul II .Could any other world leader have drawn so many people to one place?

  Chris Matthews

  Other Worlds, People, Mourning

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Pope John Paul II is the great. Only two other popes had that title. Does that suggest there is going to be a move for canonization?

  Chris Matthews

  Moving, Two, Titles

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Pope John Paul II spoke with a lot of clarity and consistency. But he always spoke with immense compassion. He's the one who said the best way to love somebody is to tell them the truth. So, he did that well.

  Chris Matthews

  Compassion, Consistency, Way

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I think, internally, we Catholics have known this for a long time. I think we're just thrilled and grateful that the rest of the world now is sharing in the esteem and gratitude that we've had for Pope John Paul II for 26 and a half years.

  Chris Matthews

  Gratitude, Grateful, Thinking

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I had the good fortune of living in Rome for seven years, from 1994 to 2001. So, I kind of saw firsthand the impact that Pope John Paul II had on people.

  Chris Matthews

  Impact, Rome, Years

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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