Existence as man a sacred trust, a splendid gift of God 1 All-round Country Edition
As pope John Paul II explained in his great encyclical on life issues, Evangelium vitae, the root cause of the many and varied human rights abuses that afflict our world today is contemporary man's inability to see himself as "mysteriously different" from other earthly creatures; to g...
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Published in | The Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.) |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Canberra, A.C.T
Nationwide News Pty Ltd
18.01.2008
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Summary: | As pope John Paul II explained in his great encyclical on life issues, Evangelium vitae, the root cause of the many and varied human rights abuses that afflict our world today is contemporary man's inability to see himself as "mysteriously different" from other earthly creatures; to grasp the "transcendent" character of his "existence as man"; and to consider life as a splendid gift of God, something "sacred" entrusted to his responsibility and thus also to his loving care and "veneration". |
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ISSN: | 1038-8761 |