--- title: "8 Crosses Quotes By Pope John Paul II" description: "8 Crosses quotes by Pope John Paul II. Plus more from Pope John Paul II and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/pope-john-paul-ii-485_abundance_jesus-christ-has-taken-the-lead-on-the-w_74209.jpg" --- > [Jesus Christ has taken the lead on the way of the cross. He has suffered first. He does not drive us toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/jesus-christ-has-taken-the-lead-on-the-way-of-the-cross-he-has/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/pope-john-paul-ii-485_abundance_jesus-christ-has-taken-the-lead-on-the-w_74209.jpg) > [God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/god-is-love-we-eventually-have-to-ask-ourselves-the-question-why-was/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/pope-john-paul-ii-485_asks_god-is-love-we-eventually-have-to-ask-ou_141551.jpg) > [In the sacrifice which Jesus Christ makes of Himself on the Cross for His bride, the Church... there is entirely revealed that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/in-the-sacrifice-which-jesus-christ-makes-of-himself-on-the-cross-for/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/pope-john-paul-ii-485_brides_in-the-sacrifice-which-jesus-christ-make_1175360.jpg) > [Every act of reverence, every genuflection that you make before the Blessed Sacrament is important because it is an act of faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/every-act-of-reverence-every-genuflection-that-you-make-before-the/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/pope-john-paul-ii-485_acts-of-love_every-act-of-reverence-every-genuflectio_1662456.jpg) > [There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/there-is-no-evil-to-be-faced-that-christ-does-not-face-with-us-there/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/pope-john-paul-ii-485_bears_there-is-no-evil-to-be-faced-that-christ_1941592.jpg) > [The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-cross-means-there-is-no-shipwreck-without-hope-there-is-no-dark/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/pope-john-paul-ii-485_catholic_the-cross-means-there-is-no-shipwreck-wi_2022559.jpg) > [A man shows himself a true disciple of Christ by carrying the cross in his turn every day in the activity that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/a-man-shows-himself-a-true-disciple-of-christ-by-carrying-the-cross/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/pope-john-paul-ii-485_activity_a-man-shows-himself-a-true-disciple-of-c_2474312.jpg) > [May Mary, who in the freedom of her 'Fiat' and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/may-mary-who-in-the-freedom-of-her-fiat-and-her-presence-at-the-foot/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/pope-john-paul-ii-485_altars_may-mary-who-in-the-freedom-of-her-fiat_2498826.jpg) ## Other authors on Crosses ## More by Pope John Paul II > [the path of goodness had a name it is called Love in it we find the key to every hope and has it's root…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-path-of-goodness-had-a-name-it-is-called-love-in-it-we-find-the/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/man-always-travels-along-precipices-his-truest-obligation-is-to-keep/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-way-jesus-shows-you-is-not-easy-rather-it-is-like-a-path-winding/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-church-must-persist-in-the-teaching-transmitted-to-her-by-christ/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/and-christ-through-his-own-salvific-suffering-is-very-much-present-in/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [“What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing— ex nihilo sui…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/what-is-the-difference-between-creator-and-craftsman-the-one-who/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-enemy-of-the-human-race-invented-a-means-never-before-heard-of-by/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [Jesus Christ has taken the lead on the way of the cross. He has suffered first. He does not drive us toward suffering but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/jesus-christ-has-taken-the-lead-on-the-way-of-the-cross-he-has/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/do-you-think-that-there-can-be-anything-greater-than-to-bring-jesus/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/do-not-be-afraid-to-be-saints-follow-jesus-christ-who-is-the-source/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [Utilitarianism is a civilization of production and of use, a civilization of "things" and not of "persons," a civilization in which persons are used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/utilitarianism-is-a-civilization-of-production-and-of-use-a/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [ The world \[is\] tired of ideology \[and\] is opening itself to the truth. The time has come when the splendor of this truth has… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-world-is-tired-of-ideology-and-is-opening-itself-to-the-truth-the/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The only struggle which religions can justify, the only struggle worthy of humans, is the moral struggle against humanity's own disordered passions, against every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-only-struggle-which-religions-can-justify-the-only-struggle/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-cemetery-of-the-victims-of-human-cruelty-in-our-century-is/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) > [The Church counters the culture of death with the culture of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/the-church-counters-the-culture-of-death-with-the-culture-of-love/) [Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/pope-john-paul-ii/#itemlist", "name": "8 Crosses Quotes By Pope John Paul II", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jesus Christ has taken the lead on the way of the cross. 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