Pope John Paul II
Born: 01-01-1920
Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła in 1920, was the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years. Serving from 1978 to 2005, he was renowned for his influence on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, his extensive travels, and his efforts to improve interfaith dialogue. A prolific writer, his works include theological texts and personal reflections, leaving a lasting impact on the Catholic Church and global religious discourse.
Book summaries for books written by Pope John Paul II
Quotes
Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.
You are the future of the world, the hope of the Church, and my hope.
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him.
Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.
The Gospel does not condemn the wealthy, but it condemns the worship of wealth.
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
The family, the great family based on marriage, is the first and fundamental school of social living.
The dignity of the human person is a transcendent value, always recognized as such by those who sincerely search for the truth.
It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you.
The person is a good towards which the only proper and adequate attitude is love.
The human being, in a certain sense, belongs to the category of “infinite” value.