II. János Pál pápa idézet

„Ezerkilencszázhetvenkilencben, Assisi Szent Ferencet az ökológiával foglalkozók égi patrónusává nyilvánítottam. Õ a teremtés sértetlensége iránti mély és őszinte tisztelet példáját kínálja a keresztények számára. Mint a szegények barátja, aki szeretetben élt Isten minden teremtményével, Szent Ferenc az egész teremtést - állatokat, növényeket, természeti erőket, sőt, Napfivérét és Holdnővérét is - meghívta, hogy együtt tiszteljék és dicsõítsék az Urat. Az assisi nincstelen tanúbizonyságát adja annak, hogy ha békében élünk Istennel, nagyobb készséggel fogjuk építeni a békét az egész teremtéssel is, ami elválaszthatatlan a népek közötti békétől.“

—  II. János Pál pápa

„Hála neked, nő, aki édesanya vagy, aki egyedülállóan örömteli és fájdalmas tapasztalattal anyaöllé leszel az ember számára, aki a világra jövő gyermek számára Isten mosolyává leszel, aki első lépéseit irányítod, gondját viseled, míg felnő, és olyan pontot jelentesz további életútján, ahová mindig visszatérhet. Hála neked, nő, aki feleség vagy, aki sorsodat visszavonhatatlanul egy férfiéhoz kapcsolod, önmagatok kölcsönös elajándékozásában szolgálva a közösséget és az életet. Hála neked, nő, aki leány és nővér vagy, aki érzékenységeddel, intuitív adottságoddal, önzetlenségeddel, állhatatosságoddal gazdagítod a szűkebb családot, s általa a társadalom egész életét. Hála neked, dolgozó nő, aki a szociális, gazdasági, kulturális, művészeti és politikai élet minden területén jelen vagy - azért, hogy nélkülözhetetlen módon hozzájárulsz az értelmet és az érzelmet összekapcsoló kultúra fölépítéséhez, az életnek a misztériumra mindig fogékony értelmezéséhez, az emberibb gazdasági és politikai struktúrák létrehozásához. Hála neked, nő, aki szerzetesnő vagy, aki Krisztus, a megtestesült Ige édesanyjának, minden nők között a legnagyobbnak példája szerint engedékenyen és hűséggel nyílsz meg az isteni szeretet számára, így segítvén az Egyházat és az egész emberiséget, hogy élete Istennek adott jegyesi válasz legyen, mely csodálatos módon fejezi ki azt a közösséget, melyet a teremtményeivel meg akar valósítani. Hála neked, nő, azért, hogy nő vagy! Női mivoltodban gyökerező érzékenységeddel gazdagítod a világ megértését és hozzájárulsz az emberi kapcsolatok teljes igazságához.
II. János Pál pápa levele a nőkhöz“

—  II. János Pál pápa

„In the "unity of the two", man and woman are called from the beginning not only to exist "side by side" or "together", but they are also called to exist mutually "one for the other."“

—  Pope John Paul II

Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem, 15 August 1988
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_15081988_mulieris-dignitatem_en.html

„Every truth—if it really is truth—presents itself as universal, even if it is not the whole truth. If something is true, then it must be true for all people and at all times.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998

Source: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„After school-leaving exams we were doing creampies.“

—  Pope John Paul II

A po maturach chodziliśmy na kremówki.
Spoken during Pope's last visit to his hometown Wadowice. Source: Papal Creampie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2XZZEDAwY

„Quite apart from the fact that it conflicts with the demands and the content of the word of God, nihilism is a denial of the humanity and of the very identity of the human being. It should never be forgotten that the neglect of being inevitably leads to losing touch with objective truth and therefore with the very ground of human dignity.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„Once the truth is denied to human beings, it is pure illusion to try to set them free. Truth and freedom either go together hand in hand or together they perish in misery.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„Never again war! Never again hatred and intolerance!“

—  Pope John Paul II

Address on arrival at the Sarajevo Airport on 12 April 1997, during the pope's apostolic journey to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Forrás: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_12041997_sarajevo-arrival_en.html

„The Jewish religion is not extrinsic, but in a certain way intrinsic to our own religion. Therefore, we have a relationship which we do not have with any other religion. You are our dearly beloved brothers, and, in a certain way, it can be said that you are our elder brothers.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Address during a visit in the Great Synagogue of Rome on 13 April 1986
Forrás: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1986/april/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19860413_sinagoga-roma_it.html (Italian)

„faith and reason “mutually support each other”; each influences the other, as they offer to each other a purifying critique and a stimulus to pursue the search for deeper understanding“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ who is the fullness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world and of the United States, look to Christ.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Address to High School Students
Forrás: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1979/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19791003_ny-madison-square-garden_en.html

„Young people of every continent, do not be afraid to be the saints of the new millennium! Be contemplative, love prayer; be coherent with your faith and generous in the service of your brothers and sisters, be active members of the Church and builders of peace.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Message of the Holy Father to the Youth of the World on the Occasion of the 15th World Youth Day, From the Vatican, 1999

„human being is by nature a philosopher“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„Science develops best when its concepts and conclusions are integrated into the broader human culture and its concerns for ultimate meaning and value. Scientists cannot, therefore, hold themselves entirely aloof from the sorts of issues dealt with by philosophers and theologians. By devoting to these issues something of the energy and care they give to their research in science, they can help others realize more fully the human potentialities of their discoveries. They can also come to appreciate for themselves that these discoveries cannot be a genuine substitute for knowledge of the truly ultimate. Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Letter to the Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J., Director of the Vatican Observatory, 1 June 1988
Forrás: [Russell, Robert J., Stoeger, William R., Pope John Paul II, Coyne, George V., 1990, John Paul II on science and religion: reflections on the new view from Rome, Vatican Observatory Publications]

„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.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„It can be said, in fact, that research, by exploring the greatest and the smallest, contributes to the glory of God which is reflected in every part of the universe.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Address on the Jubilee of Scientists, 25 May 2000
Forrás: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2000/apr-jun/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000525_jubilee-science_en.html

„peace is possible. It needs to be implored from God as his gift, but it also needs to be built day by day with his help, through works of justice and love.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Message for the celebration of XXXIII World Day of Peace, 8 December 1999
Forrás: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_08121999_xxxiii-world-day-for-peace_en.html

„Right from the beginning of my ministry in St. Peter’s See in Rome, I consider this message [of divine mercy] my special task. Providence has assigned it to me in the present situation of man, the Church and the world. It could be said that precisely this situation assigned that message to me as my task before God.“

—  Pope John Paul II

November 22, 1981 at the Shrine of Merciful Love in Todi-Collevalenza, Italy
Forrás: The Divine Mercy http://thedivinemercy.org/message/johnpaul/quotes.php

„The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.“

—  Pope John Paul II

Homily during the Holy Mass at the Capital Mall in Washington, D.C., on 7 October 1979, during the pope's first apostolic journey to the United States
Forrás: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19791007_usa-washington_en.html