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 inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author George Pell, Peter Costello, Steve Price
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 18.01.2008
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Costello, Peter
Price, Steve
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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".
ISSN:1038-8761