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" Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. "

Pope Benedict XVI

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" Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia. "

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" The truth touches us. We try to be guided by this contact. "

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" In Latin America in general, it's very important that Christianity not be simply a thing of reason, but also of the heart. "

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" God does not change; he is Love, ever and always. In himself, he is communion, unity in Trinity, and all his words and works are directed to communion. "

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" Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great truth of faith; the Catholic cannot be content to have faith, but must be in search of God all the time, and in the dialogue with others, a Catholic can learn more about God in a deeper fashion. "

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