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We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Topic

Decline of religion Moral relativism

Speaker

Pope Benedict XVI

Medium

Sermon

Language

Italian

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Cardinal Ratzinger, Joseph (later Pope Benedict XVI). "Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger." Conclave of cardinals, Mass. 18 Apr. 2005, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.

Pope John XXIII

Pacem in Terris

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people International politics

Author

Pope John XXIII

Source

Pacem in Terris

Medium

Letter

Genre

Papal encyclical Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Pope John XXIII. "Pacem in Terris [Peace on Earth]." Litterae Encyclicae [Encyclical Letter]. 11 Apr. 1963, pt. 4.

The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.

Pope Francis

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Topic

Asking for forgiveness Forgiveness of sins Forgiveness

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

Catholic News Agency

Medium

Sermon

Language

Italian

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Pope Francis. "God Never Tires of Forgiving Us, Pope Reflects." Catholic News Agency, 28 Mar. 2014. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/god-never-tires-of-forgiving-us-pope-reflects. Originally a mass meeting. 28 Mar. 2014, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

The end justifies the means.

Hermann Busenbaum

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End justifies the means Justifications and rationales Moral relativism Moral theory Morality

Author

Hermann Busenbaum

Source

Medulla Theologiae Moralis

Genre

Religious literature Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1650 1650s 17th century

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Citation

Busenbaum, Hermann. Medulla Theologiae Moralis. 1650.

The new philosophy proceeds from the world, the book of God.

Tommaso Campanella

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Topic

Science and religion

Author

Tommaso Campanella

Source

The Defense of Galileo

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1622 1620s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Campanella, Tommaso. Apologia pro Galileo [In Defense of Galileo]. Frankfurt am Main: Gottfried Tampach, 1622, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Campanella, Thomas. Defense of Galileo, translated by Richard J. Blackwell. University of Notre Dame Press, 1994, ch. 4.

The tree was already rotten. I just gave it a good shake and the rotten apples fell.

Pope John Paul II

On the Soviet Union.

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Topic

Fall of communism Communism

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Language

Polish

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. Quoted in His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, written by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi. Doubleday, 1996.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Pope John Paul II

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Source

Homily of John Paul II

Medium

Sermon

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. Homily of John Paul II. Eucharistic Celebration, Apstolic Journey to the United States. 8 Oct. 1995, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Private property is a natural fruit of labor, a product of intense activity of man, acquired trough his energetic determination to ensure and develop with his own strength his own existence and that of his family, and to create for himself and his own an existence of just freedom, not only economic, but also political, cultural and religious.

Pope Pius XII

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Property rights

Speaker

Pope Pius XII

Medium

Radio broadcast Speech

Language

Italian

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Pope Pius XII. "Radiomessaggio di su Santita Pio XII Nel V Anniversario Dall'inizio della Guerra Mondiale [Radio Message from His Holiness Pius XII on the Fifth Anniversary of the Beginning of the World War]." Federal Communications Commission. 1 Sept. 1944, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

There is no human being on earth who is capable of declaring who he is, with certainty. No one knows what he has come to this world to do, to what his acts, feelings, ideas correspond, or what his real name is, his imperishable Name in the registry of Light.

Leon Bloy

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Topic

Self-knowledge The human condition

Author

Leon Bloy

Source

The Soul of Napoleon

Language

French

Time

1912 1910s 20th century

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Citation

Bloy, Leon. L'ame de Napoleon [The Soul of Napoleon]. 1912, introduction.

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

Pope John Paul II

On Judaism and the Jewish people.

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The Jewish people

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Medium

Speech

Language

Italian

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. "Text of Pope's Speech at Rome Synagogue: 'You Are Our Elder Brothers.'" The New York Times, 14 Apr. 1986, sec. A, p. 4. Originally was a speech to the Jewish Community of Rome. 13 Apr. 1986, Great Synagogue of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Allow me to depart to the house of the Father.

Pope John Paul II

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Topic

Heaven Death

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Medium

Last words

Statement Type

Last words

Language

Polish

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Pope John Paul II. Quoted in "Vatican Details Final Days of Pope John Paul II." Written by Brian Wingfield. The New York Times, 18 Sept. 2005. Originally his last words before he died on 2 Apr. 2005.

The Lord says in the gospel; "I am the Truth." He does not say "I am custom." Therefore, when the truth is made manifest, custom must give way to truth.

Libosus of Vaga

Quoted in On Baptism, Against the Donatists, by Augustine of Hippo

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Truth Custom and convention Moral absolutism Moral theory Morality

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Libosus of Vaga

Author

Augustine of Hippo

Source

On Baptism, Against the Donatists

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

400 400s 5th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Libosus of Vaga. Quoted in De Baptismo Contra Donatistas [On Baptism, Against the Donatists]. c. 400, bk. 3, ch. 6, sect. 9.

The culture of life means respect for nature and protection of God's work of creation. In a special way it means respect for human life from the first moment of conception until its natural end.

Pope John Paul II

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Topic

Abortion Capital punishment

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. Speech on the occasion of the eighth world youth day. Farewell ceremony. 15 Aug. 1993, International Airport of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.

If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?

Pope Francis

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Topic

Homosexuality Judging others Grace Catholicism

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Question

Language

Italian

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope Francis. "On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, 'Who Am I to Judge?" The New York Times, July 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html

It would be simplistic to say that Divine Providence caused the fall of communism. It fell by itself as a consequence of its own mistakes and abuses. It fell by itself because of its own inherent weakness

Pope John Paul II

Upon being asked if the fall of the USSR could be ascribed to God.

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Topic

Fall of communism Communism Religion and politics

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Source

His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time

Medium

Interview

Language

Italian

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope John Paul II. Quoted in His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, written by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi. Doubleday, 1996.