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| | Pope John Paul II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04) |
 | | The Pope said that Lent, “a journey of prayer, penitence and authentic Christian asceticism,” begins with the imposition of ashes, “an austere, penitential act that is highly esteemed in Christian tradition. |
 | | Paul VI pointed out some of the consequences of separating the unitive aspect of conjugal love from its procreative dimension: a gradual weakening of moral discipline; a trivialization of human sexuality; the demeaning of women; marital infidelity, often leading to broken families; state-sponsored programs of population control based on imposed contraception and sterilization. |
 | | In concluding remarks, Pope John Paul told the bishops that "an essential feature of support for the inalienable right to life, from conception to natural death, is the effort to provide legal protection for the unborn, the handicapped, the elderly, and those suffering from terminal illness. |
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