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“ ”Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another. Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.
About Pope John Paul II
John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe (especially Eastern Europe).
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Additional quotes by Pope John Paul II
there are no shorcuts to happiness and light.
A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.
Svetac nije bezgrešan čovjek, bez slabosti, čovjek koji ne podliježe kušnjama, nego je svetac netko tko zna uzeti Boga za ruku, ima odvažnosti uistinu se zagledati u sebe i uvidjeti svoju nesavršenost, ali istodobno ima povjerenja u Boga, u Njegovo milosrđe, te uspijeva, unatoč vlastitim slabostima, izvući iz sebe svu skrivenu ljepotu koja je samo zrcalna slika Božje ljepote. Svetac vrlo čvrsto hoda po zemlji, muči se s raznim problemima, bori se sa svojim slabostima, a istodobno je pun nade.