“Those who devote themselves to the study of Sacred Scripture should always remember that the various hermeneutical approaches have their own philosophical underpinnings, which need to be carefully evaluated before they are applied to the sacred texts.” — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“It must not be forgotten that reason too needs to be sustained in all its searching by trusting dialogue and sincere friendship. A climate of suspicion and distrust, which can beset speculative research, ignores the teaching of the ancient philosophers… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“A person is an entity of a sort to which the only proper and adequate way to relate is love.” — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“A person is an objective entity, which as a definite subject has the closest contacts with the whole (external) world and is most intimately… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Whenever a person is the object of your activity, remember that you may not treat that person as only the means to an end,… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Proclaiming the death of the Lord "until he comes" (1 Cor 11:26) entails that all who take part in the Eucharist be committed to… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Those who devote themselves to the study of Sacred Scripture should always remember that the various hermeneutical approaches have their own philosophical underpinnings, which… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, can fully find himself only through a sincere gift of himself.” — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“It must not be forgotten that reason too needs to be sustained in all its searching by trusting dialogue and sincere friendship. A climate… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Man cannot relinquish himself or the place in the visible world that belongs to him; he cannot become the slave of things, the slave… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“God allows man to learn His supernatural ends, but the decision to strive towards an end, the choice of course, is left to man's… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Thanks to meetings and discussions with experts in the natural sciences, with physicists and biologists as well as with historians, I have learned to… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
“The term 'person' has been coined to signify that a man cannot be wholly contained within the concept 'individual member of the species', but… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
