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War is a defeat for humanity.

Pope John Paul II

War

Defeat

Humanity

Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimately futile.

Pope John Paul II

Problems

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

Pope John Paul II

Brothers

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.

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.

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.