VATICAN CITY, Mar. 7, 2001 (LSN.ca) – In an address to his “beloved” Pontifical Academy for Life last weekend, Pope John Paul II said, “Although a necessity and obligation, it is not sufficient to limit oneself to expose and denounce the lethal effects of the culture of death.” Addressing the 125 participants in the Academy’s General Assembly the pope encouraged working to regenerate contemporary culture. The pope noted that the areas to address were those affected by the culture of death – individual decisions, political and legislative decisions and decisions on how to proceed in the field of science.
The pope mentioned the importance of looking at life as a gift from God, and stressing the dignity of the person from conception to natural death, using the media to promote the culture of life and engaging in dialogue. Dialogue is possible, he noted, since reason and faith do not conflict. He encouraged the participants, recalling that the culture of life “will win” since God is on the side of life.
The pope’s address to the Academy (in Italian) is available at: https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20010303_acad-life_it.html
See also the Zenit coverage at: https://zenit.org/english/archive/0103/ZE010306.htm#3191