If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder. Pope John Paul I More Quotes by Pope John Paul I More Quotes From Pope John Paul I Remember: Christ is calling you; the Church needs you; the Pope believes in you and he expects great things of you. Pope John Paul I church believe needs It is not wrong to want to live better; what is wrong is a style of life which is presumed to be better when it is directed towards 'having' rather than 'being,' and which wants to have more, not in order to be more but in order to spend life in enjoyment as an end in itself. Pope John Paul I style want order What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30 denarii, but he made an even bigger one when he thought that his sin was too great to be forgiven. No sin is too big: any wretchedness, however great, can always be enclosed in infinite mercy. Pope John Paul I infinite sin mistake God is our father, but even more is God our mother. Pope John Paul I our-father mother father The priestly vocation is essentially a call to sanctity, in the form that derives from the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Sanctity is intimacy with God; it is the imitation of Christ, poor, chaste and humble; it is unreserved love for souls and self-giving to their true good; it is love for the church which is holy and wants us to be holy, because such is the mission that Christ has entrusted to it. Each one of you must be holy also in order to help your brothers pursue their vocation to sanctity. Pope John Paul I brother self humble Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity. Pope John Paul I perseverance loyalty sports We wish to continue in following up the legacy of the Second Vatican Council whose wise regulations have still to be led to their fulfilment, being careful that a push, generous perhaps, but unduly timed, does not detract from the content and meaning of the council, and on the other hand being careful and reined and timid efforts do not slow up the magnificent drive of renewal and of life. Pope John Paul I effort wise hands I come without five lire. I want to leave without five lire. Pope John Paul I five want I am at best on the C list for Pope. Pope John Paul I pope lists In fact it is remarkable that this theory has had progressively greater influence on the spirit of researchers, following a series of discoveries in different scholarly disciplines. The convergence in the results of these independent studies—which was neither planned nor sought—constitutes in itself a significant argument in favor of the theory. Pope John Paul I independent discipline discovery You know that I try to maintain a continuous conversation with you. I take comfort in the thought that the important thing is not for one person to write to Christ but for many people to love and emulate [you]. Fortunately, despite everything, this still occurs today. Pope John Paul I writing trying people I will see you tomorrow, if God wills it. Pope John Paul I last-words gods-will tomorrow Even the young are killing each other. Pope John Paul I killing-each-other killing young
