Zitate von Johannes Paul II.

„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.“

"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

„[…] 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.“

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

— Johannes Paul II., Familiaris consortio

Familiaris consortio, Nr. 16

„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.“

„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.“

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

„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.“

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

„The Redeemer suffered in place of man and for man. Every man has his own share in the Redemption. Each one is also called to share in that suffering through which the Redemption was accomplished. He is called to share in that suffering through which all human suffering has also been redeemed. In bringing about the Redemption through suffering, Christ has also raised human suffering to the level of the Redemption. Thus each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.“

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.)

„All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture. For an adequate formation of a culture, the involvement of the whole man is required, whereby he exercises his creativity, intelligence, and knowledge of the world and of people. Furthermore, he displays his capacity for self-control, personal sacrifice, solidarity and readiness to promote the common good.“

— Pope John Paul II, Salvifici doloris

Apostolic Letter, Salvifici Doloris (“redemptive suffering”), 1984
Quelle: http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html

„When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ who is the fullness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world and of the United States, look to Christ.“

Encyclical Centesimus Annus, 1 May 1991
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus_en.html

„human being is by nature a philosopher“

Address to High School Students
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1979/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19791003_ny-madison-square-garden_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.“

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

„In the "unity of the two", man and woman are called from the beginning not only to exist "side by side" or "together", but they are also called to exist mutually "one for the other."“

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

„Every truth—if it really is truth—presents itself as universal, even if it is not the whole truth. If something is true, then it must be true for all people and at all times.“

Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem, 15 August 1988
Quelle: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_15081988_mulieris-dignitatem_en.html

„After school-leaving exams we were doing creampies.“

Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998

Source: www.vatican.va http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio_en.html

„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.“

A po maturach chodziliśmy na kremówki.
Spoken during Pope's last visit to his hometown Wadowice. Source: Papal Creampie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2XZZEDAwY

„Science develops best when its concepts and conclusions are integrated into the broader human culture and its concerns for ultimate meaning and value. Scientists cannot, therefore, hold themselves entirely aloof from the sorts of issues dealt with by philosophers and theologians. By devoting to these issues something of the energy and care they give to their research in science, they can help others realize more fully the human potentialities of their discoveries. They can also come to appreciate for themselves that these discoveries cannot be a genuine substitute for knowledge of the truly ultimate. Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish.“

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

„Christians and Muslims, we have many things in common, as believers and as human beings. We live in the same world, marked by many signs of hope, but also by multiple signs of anguish. For us, Abraham is a very model of faith in God, of submission to his will and of confidence in his goodness. We believe in the same God, the one God, the living God, the God who created the world and brings his creatures to their perfection.“

Letter to the Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J., Director of the Vatican Observatory, 1 June 1988
Quelle: [Russell, Robert J., Stoeger, William R., Pope John Paul II, Coyne, George V., 1990, John Paul II on science and religion: reflections on the new view from Rome, Vatican Observatory Publications]

„The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.“

Address to young Muslims in Casablanca on 19 August 1985, during the pope's apostolic journey to Morocco
Quelle: Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1985/august/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19850819_giovani-stadio-casablanca_en.html

„Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.“

homily of J-P II at Radom military base in Warsaw, Poland on June 4, 1991.
Quelle: Unborn Word of the Day http://unbornwordoftheday.com/2007/07/13/jpii-revealed-heartfelt-pain-about-abortion-to-his-countrymen/

„Women have the right to insist that their dignity be respected. At the same time, they have the duty to work for the promotion of the dignity of all persons, men as well as women.“

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