Examples

• Pope John Paul II outlined importance and role of evil and suffering, and how love is borne out of it in ‘Salvifici Doloris’ - document responding to problem of human evil and suffering.
• Catholicism teaches love can arise from suffering = important part of life
• Catholic Church sees suffering as a chance to follow example of Jesus and believe and trust it’s part of God’s plan.
• Pope John Paul II says those who suffer on earth are united in that suffering of Christ (died on cross).
• Believe suffering = trial, through which love, hope, faith continue.