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The Prophetic Witness of St. John Paul II

A remembrance of Pope St. John Paul II on the saint’s feast day. Saint Pope John Paul II was prophetic, and his understanding of the human condition and his insights into the moral challenges of our time are not out of date or only for certain Catholics. They are for the whole Church and the whole world. “Through the moral life,” John Paul II stated, “faith becomes ‘confession’, not only before God but also before men: it becomes witness.” [1]