Pope John Paul II Quotes
… crimes which no law can claim to legitimize.
John Paul II, 1920-2005, Karol Jozef Wojtyla, Catholic Pope, Describing abortion and euthanasia, Evangelium Vitae, 1995
Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations
This article of impeachment is quoted often because it shows that criminal activity or violation of a law was not required for impeachment. The time was close to the adoption of the Constitution and presumably reflected sentiment of the founders. Chase however was acquitted as the Senate did not agree that the charges had been proven.
At the time The Patriot Act was being hotly debated—especially the section which allowed Federal authorities to inspect the patron records of any library while a gag order prohibited the library staff from even telling the patron that their records were being inspected. O’Connor gave this explanation of the importance of such a provision.
The men in political power however chose to stamp out the latter, but while decrying the immorality of the former, accept it with a “wink and a nod”.
See {637209} for an example. There was no government policy to commit war crimes nor was there any suggestion from the military command. Most of the worst cases were volunteer militia groups from the same geographic area. The political propaganda from President Polk, an inveterate racist, and other government and Congressional leaders created a classic atmosphere where soldiers get out of control. Specifically, that the enemy is a lesser human being not deserving the full rights and sympathies of a white man.
Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe.
