Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Pope John Paul II
Born: May 18, 1920
Died: April 2, 2005 (aged 84)
Bio: Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was Pope from 1978 to 2005. He is widely known to Catholics as Saint John Paul the Great, especially in the names of institutions.
Known for:
- Crossing the Threshold of Hope (1994)
- Love and Responsibility (1960)
- Memory and Identity (2005)
- Evangelium vitae (1995)
- Fides et ratio (1998)
Pope John Paul II Quotes