Peace Quotes by Pope John Paul II

Never again war. Never again hatred and intolerance.

— Pope John Paul II

The only way to peace is forgiveness.

— Pope John Paul II

Another name for peace is development.

— Pope John Paul II

To reach peace, teach peace.

— Pope John Paul II

War is a defeat for humanity.

— Pope John Paul II

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

— Pope John Paul II

War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.

— Pope John Paul II

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

— Pope John Paul II

There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.

— Pope John Paul II

There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.

— Pope John Paul II

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war...

— Pope John Paul II

Our future on this planet, exposed as it is to nuclear annihilation, depends one one single factor: humanity must make a moral…

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There must be a cooperation of all who believe in God, knowing that authentic religiousness - far from placing individuals and peoples…

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When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the…

— Pope John Paul II

In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are…

— Pope John Paul II

Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove…

— Pope John Paul II

The most faithful disciples of Christ have been builders of peace, to the point of forgiving their enemies, sometimes even to the…

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Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the…

— Pope John Paul II

Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.

— Pope John Paul II

Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic…

— Pope John Paul II

If development is the new name for peace, war and preparations for war are the major enemy of the healthy development of…

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The obligation to earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow also presumes the right to do so. A society in…

— Pope John Paul II

The family, as the fundamental and essential educating community, is the privileged means for transmitting the religious and cultural values which help…

— Pope John Paul II

The aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence…

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Dear young people of every language and culture, a high and exhilarating task awaits you: that of becoming men and women capable…

— Pope John Paul II

On my knees, I beg of you to turn away from the paths of violence and to return to the path of…

— Pope John Paul II

How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots…

— Pope John Paul II

Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take…

— Pope John Paul II

True freedom is not advanced in the permissive society, which confuses freedom with license to do anything whatever and which in the…

— Pope John Paul II

“The social order will be all the more stable, the more it takes this fact into account and does not place in…

— Pope John Paul II

The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great…

— Pope John Paul II

The obligation to earn one's bread presumes the right to do so. A society that denies this right cannot be justified, nor…

— Pope John Paul II

Rediscover the Rosary in the light of scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives.

— Pope John Paul II

Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace.

— Pope John Paul II

“Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain…

— Pope John Paul II

The international community should support a system of laws to regularize international relations and maintain the peace in the same manner that…

— Pope John Paul II

Our very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity.

— Pope John Paul II

America you are beautiful . . . and blessed . . . . The ultimate test of your greatness is the way…

— Pope John Paul II

Much of the violence that humanity suffers in our times is rooted inmisunderstanding as well as in the rejection of the values…

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Let us not accept violence as the way of peace. Let us instead begin by respecting true freedom: the resulting peace will…

— Pope John Paul II