Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

Our very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity.

Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person.

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.

It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.