Quotes About John Paul II

On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed.

Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil.

that we are not surprised to find John Paul II mentioning euthanasia and the last instants of life and praising "the person who voluntarily accepts suffering and forgoes treatment to reduce pain in order to retain all his lucidity and, if he is a believer, to take part in the Lord's Passion," even if–and the concession is important–such "heroic" behavior "cannot be considered a duty for everyone.