"In the end, even the “yes” to love is a source of suffering, because love always requires expropriations of my “I”, in which I allow myself to be prun...
The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good.
~ Pope Benedict XVI ~
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The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good.
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