Pope John Paul II, speaking to mothers, said:  "The experience of motherhood makes you acutely aware of the other person and, at the same time, confers on you a particular task ... A mother welcomes and carries in herself another human being, enabling it to grow inside her, giving it room, respecting its otherness. Women first learn and then teach others that human relations are authentic if they are open to accepting the other person, a person who is recognized and loved because of the dignity which comes from being a person ..."

Evangelium Vitae

A Tribute to Mothers