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| Pope Saint John Paul II |
To
save means to liberate from evil. This does not refer only to social
evils, such as injustice, coercion, exploitation. Nor does it refer
only to disease, catasrophes, natural cataclysms, and everything that
has been considered disaster in the history of humanity. To save
means to liberate from radical, ultimate evil. Death itself is no
longer that kind of evil, if followed by the Resurrection. And the
Resurrection comes about through the work of Christ. Through the work
of the Reddemer death ceases to be an ultimate evil; it becomes
subject to the power of life. The world does not have such power. The
world, which is capable of perfecting therapeutic techniques in
various fields, does not have the power to liberate man from death.
And therefore the world cannot be a source of salvation for man. Only
God saves, and He saves the whole of humanity in Christ.
– Pope
Saint John Paul II from
“Crossing the
Threshold of Hope"
Pope
Saint John Paul II's patronage:
Polish-Ukrainian Reconciliation; World Meeting of Families
2015; World Youth Days; Archdiocese of Kraków; Young Catholics;
Families;
Świdnica
