Zitate von Johannes Paul II.

"Gesten, die die Welt begeistern", stern.de http://www.stern.de/politik/panorama/514068.html?eid=506708, über den Umgang mit seiner Krankheit in seinen letzten Lebensjahren

„Heute, beinahe ein halbes Jahrhundert nach dem Erscheinen der Enzyklika, geben neue Erkenntnisse dazu Anlass, in der Evolutionstheorie mehr als eine Hypothese zu sehen. Es ist in der Tat bemerkenswert, dass diese Theorie nach einer Reihe von Entdeckungen in unterschiedlichen Wissensgebieten immer mehr von der Forschung akzeptiert wurde. Ein solches unbeabsichtigtes und nicht gesteuertes Übereinstimmen von Forschungsergebnissen stellt schon an sich ein bedeutsames Argument zugunsten dieser Theorien dar.“

Botschaft des Papstes an die Mitglieder der Päpstlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften anläßlich ihrer Vollversammlung am 22. Oktober 1996 (die deutsche Übersetzung wurde entnommen aus: L`Osservatore Romano, Wochenausgabe in deutscher Sprache, 1. November 1996, Nummer 44, S. 1 f.)

Über Ehe, Über Hunde

„Wie groß ist die Zahl der Menschen, die von diesen Predigten und Gedanken über die letzten Dinge zur Umkehr und Beichte geführt wurden! … Wir können sagen, dass solche Predigten, die mit dem Inhalt der Offenbarung im Alten und Neuen Testament völlig im Einklang standen, zutiefst in die innere Welt des Menschen eindrangen. Sie rüttelten das Gewissen wach, sie warfen den Menschen auf die Knie und führten ihn zum Gitter des Beichtstuhls; sie hatten eine zutiefst heilbringende Wirkung.“

Über die Welt, Über Alter, Über Menschen

Karol Wojtyla, „Die Schwelle der Hoffnung überschreiten“, S. 205, zitiert in: Horst Herrmann „Johannes Paul II beim Wort genommen. Eine kritische Antwort auf den Papst“, ISBN 3-442-12643-6, 1995. S. 191

„Die Welt, welche der Menschensohn bei seiner Menschwerdung vorfand, verdiente es, verdammt zu werden: wegen der Sünde, die die ganze Geschichte beherrscht hatte, beginnend mit dem Sündenfall der Stammeseltern. Doch dies ist ein anderer Punkt, den das Denken nach der Aufklärung absolut nicht annimmt. Es nimmt die Realität der Sünde und vor allem der Erbsünde nicht an.“

Karol Wojtyla, „Die Schwelle der Hoffnung überschreiten“, S. 85, zitiert in: Horst Herrmann „Johannes Paul II beim Wort genommen. Eine kritische Antwort auf den Papst“, ISBN 3-442-12643-6, 1995. S. 170

Über Ehe, Geschichte, Denken

„Wieviel Hochachtung verdienen angesichts solcher Entartungen hingegen die Frauen, die mit heroischer Liebe zu ihrem Kind eine Schwangerschaft austragen, die durch das Unrecht ihnen gewaltsam aufgezwungener sexueller Beziehungen zustande gekommen ist; […] die oft durch eine Kultur eines hedonistischen Permissivismus verdorben sind, in dem nur allzu leicht auch Tendenzen eines aggressiven Männertums gedeihen.“

Brief an die Frauen, 29. Juni 1995, vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women_ge.html

Über Kinder, Über Frauen, Über Liebe, Über Liebe

„[…] wenn die menschliche Sexualität nicht als ein hoher, vom Schöpfer geschenkter Wert betrachtet wird, verliert auch der um des Himmelreiches willen geleistete Verzicht auf sie seine Bedeutung.“

— Johannes Paul II., Familiaris consortio

Familiaris consortio, Nr. 16

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„Quite apart from the fact that it conflicts with the demands and the content of the word of God, nihilism is a denial of the humanity and of the very identity of the human being. It should never be forgotten that the neglect of being inevitably leads to losing touch with objective truth and therefore with the very ground of human dignity.“

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Quelle: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„The Church is called upon to manifest anew to everyone, with clear and stronger conviction, her will to promote human life by every means and to defend it against all attacks, in whatever condition or state of development it is found. Thus the Church condemns as a grave offense against human dignity and justice all those activities of governments or other public authorities which attempt to limit in any way the freedom of couples in deciding about children. Consequently, any violence applied by such authorities in favor of contraception or, still worse, of sterilization and procured abortion, must be altogether condemned and forcefully rejected. Likewise to be denounced as gravely unjust are cases where, in international relations, economic help given for the advancement of peoples is made conditional on programs of contraception, sterilization and procured abortion.“

Apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio on the role of the Christian family in the modern world, 22 November 1981, St Peter's Basilica

„And I cry – I who am a son of the land of Poland and who am also Pope John Paul II – I cry from all the depths of this Millennium, I cry on the vigil of Pentecost: Let your Spirit descend! Let your Spirit descend! And renew the face of the earth. The face of this land!“

I wołam, ja, syn polskiej ziemi, a zarazem ja: Jan Paweł II papież, wołam z całej głębi tego tysiąclecia, wołam w przeddzień święta Zesłania, wołam wraz z wami wszystkimi: Niech zstąpi Duch Twój! Niech zstąpi Duch Twój! I odnowi oblicze ziemi. Tej ziemi!
the Polish word ziemi means both "earth" and "land"; on the former utterance, it refers to the entire planet, on the latter – to Poland.
Homily during the Holy Mass in Victory Square in Warsaw on 2 June 1979, during the pope's first apostolic journey to Poland
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19790602_polonia-varsavia_en.html

„A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.“

Address to a new ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See, 25 May 2000
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2000/apr-jun/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000525_ambassador-new-zealand_en.html

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„To believe it possible to know a universally valid truth is in no way to encourage intolerance; on the contrary, it is the essential condition for sincere and authentic dialogue between persons. On this basis alone is it possible to overcome divisions and to journey together towards full truth“

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Quelle: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„many women, especially as a result of social and cultural conditioning, do not become fully aware of their dignity. Others are victims of a materialistic and hedonistic outlook which views them as mere objects of pleasure, and does not hesitate to organize the exploitation of women, even of young girls, into a despicable trade. Special concern needs to be shown for these women, particularly by other women who, thanks to their own upbringing and sensitivity, are able to help them discover their own inner worth and resources. Women need to help women, and to find support in the valuable and effective contributions which associations, movements and groups, many of them of a religious character, have proved capable of making in this regard.“

Message for the XXVIII World Day of Peace, 8 December 1994
Quelle: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_08121994_xxviii-world-day-for-peace_en.html

„Dear Kashubian brothers and sisters! Cherish the values and the heritage that define your identity.“

Drodzy bracia i siostry Kaszubi! Strzeżcie tych wartości i tego dziedzictwa, które stanowią o Waszej tożsamości.
Homily during the Holy Mass in Gdynia 11 June 1987, during the pope's apostolic journey to Poland
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/pl/homilies/1987/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19870611_gente-mare.html (Polish)

„Dear brothers and sisters, we are all still grieved after the death of our most beloved John Paul I. And now the eminent cardinals have called a new bishop of Rome. They have called him from a far country… far, but always near through the communion of faith and in the Christian tradition. (…) I don't know if I can make myself clear in your… in our Italian language. If I make a mistake, you will correct me.“

Carissimi fratelli e sorelle, siamo ancora tutti addolorati dopo la morte del nostro amatissimo Papa Giovanni Paolo I. Ed ecco che gli Eminentissimi Cardinali hanno chiamato un nuovo vescovo di Roma. Lo hanno chiamato da un paese lontano... lontano, ma sempre così vicino per la comunione nella fede e nella tradizione cristiana. (...) Non so se posso bene spiegarmi nella vostra... nostra lingua italiana. Se mi sbaglio mi correggerete.
the pope intentionally mispronounced the Italian word correggerete, "you will correct".
First address to the faithful in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, on 16 October 1978
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1978/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19781016_primo-saluto_it.html (Italian)

„Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.“

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998
Quelle: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„I have looked for you. Now you have come to me. And I thank you.“

In the papal apartment in the Vatican City on 1 April 2005, shortly before his death
Quelle: Śmierć Papieża, Jana Pawła II http://kalendarium.polska.pl/wydarzenia/article.htm?id=35343 (Polish)

„God of our fathers, you chose Abraham and his descendants to bring your Name to the Nations: we are deeply saddened by the behaviour of those who in the course of history have caused these children of yours to suffer, and asking your forgiveness we wish to commit ourselves to genuine brotherhood with the people of the Covenant.“

Written prayer placed by the pope into the Western Wall in Jerusalem on 26 March 2000, during his apostolic journey to the Holy Land
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000326_jerusalem-prayer_en.html

„The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.“

Homily during the Holy Mass at the Capital Mall in Washington, D.C., on 7 October 1979, during the pope's first apostolic journey to the United States
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19791007_usa-washington_en.html

„Right from the beginning of my ministry in St. Peter’s See in Rome, I consider this message [of divine mercy] my special task. Providence has assigned it to me in the present situation of man, the Church and the world. It could be said that precisely this situation assigned that message to me as my task before God.“

November 22, 1981 at the Shrine of Merciful Love in Todi-Collevalenza, Italy
Quelle: The Divine Mercy http://thedivinemercy.org/message/johnpaul/quotes.php

„peace is possible. It needs to be implored from God as his gift, but it also needs to be built day by day with his help, through works of justice and love.“