Pope Paul VI - Church Quotes

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The marriage of those who have been baptized is, in addition, invested with the dignity of a sacramental sign of grace, for it represents the union of Christ and His Church.

Pope Paul VI

No member of the faithful could possibly deny that the Church is competent in her magisterium to interpret the natural moral law.

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The task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of present-day society make all the more urgent. Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize.

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Priestly celibacy has been guarded by the Church for centuries as a brilliant jewel, and retains its value undiminished even in our time when the outlook of men and the state of the world have undergone such profound changes.

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We would also like you to know that the Church recognizes the riches of the Islamic faith - a faith that binds us to the one God.

Pope Paul VI