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Started by Ioannes Paulus PP. II
Mon, 04 Apr 2005 04:44
Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)
Author: Ioannes Paulus PP. II
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 04:44
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 04:44
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"The unforgiveable sins this earth must confront and overcome are Nationalism, capitalism, and hoarding. The idea of every nation should be forgot, price should be struck from the commons, and princes should be seen for the devils they are. The sins include our church, secret societies, and other religions which make of the spirit of God a divide." Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla) 2nd April 2005 -- admire each other. A horse does not admire his companion. Not that there is no rivalry between them in a race, but that is of no consequence; for, when in the stable, the heaviest and most ill-formed does not give up his oats to another, as men would have others do to them. Their virtue is satisfied with itself. 402. The greatness of man even in his lust, to have known how to extract from it a wonderful code, and to have drawn from it a picture of benevolence. 403. Greatness.--The reasons of effects indicate the greatness of man, in having extracted so fair an order from lust. 404. The greatest baseness of man is the pursuit of glory. But is the greatest mark of his excellence; for whatever possessions he may have on earth, whatever health and essential comfort, he is not satisfied if he has not the esteem of men. He values human reason so highly that, whatever advantages he may have on earth, he is not content if he is not also ranked highly in the judgement of man. This is the finest position in the world. Nothing can turn him from that desire, which is the most indelible quality of man's heart. And those who must despise men, and put them on a level with the brutes, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings; their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of their baseness. 405. Contradiction.--Pride counterbalancing all miseries. Man either hides his miseries, or, if he disclose them, glories in knowing them. 406. Pride counterbalances and takes away all miseries. Here is a strange monster and a very plain aberrati
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