5 John Paul II (Pope) Quotes on Family

John Paul II (Pope) quotes on family

3. 'The Jewish religion is not extrinsic to us but in a certain way intrinsic to our own religion. With Judaism, therefore, we have a relationship which we do not have with any other religion. You are our dearly beloved brothers, and, in a certain way, it can be said that you are our elder brothers.'

47. As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

48. Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

49. To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.

51. The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.