Pope John Paul II Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.”

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”

“Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.”

“Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.”

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”

“Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.”

“Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.”

“Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society.”

“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.”

“To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.”