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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave The 'commandment' of love is only possible because it is more than a requirement. Love can be 'commanded' because it has first been given. - Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

The ‘commandment’ of love is only possible because it is more than a requirement. Love can be ‘commanded’ because it has first been given.

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