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The Evangelical Pope | A Most Worthy Task

February 03, 2025

Living Words from John Paul II

Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen

Published Sunday, April 23, 2023

The Evangelical Pope | A Most Worthy Task

Each week we let Saint Pope John Paul II share meaningful signposts to spark socio-economic resolves through justice and righteousness combined with mercy and compassion; in short, love.

²⁰ Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

__ John 1: 20 (New International Version NIV)

Paris, France, 02 June 1980 | The first and most worthy task of culture is upbringing. Nurturing also consists of becoming more and more human, being able to be more and not just have more, and understanding more fully to be human beings, not just with others, but also for others. Cultivating humanity from within is fundamental to forming interpersonal and social relationships.

Excerpted from:

VOYAGE APOSTOLIQUE À PARIS ET LISIEUX (30 MAI – 2 JUIN 1980)

DISCOURS DU PAPE JEAN-PAUL II À L’ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L’ÉDUCATION, LA SCIENCE ET LA CULTURE (UNESCO)* Paris (France) Lundi 2 juin 1980.

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/fr/speeches/1980/june/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19800602_unesco.html