Szczurek, Jan (Wydawnictwo Naukowe Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Krakowie, 2005)
It appears from statements made by the pope on different occasions that being a likeness of God constitutes a very important element of the whole truth about man. It expresses man's great dignity and enables proper understanding of his identity. It reminds us of man's origins and the aim of man's life, which is given a proper sense. For contemporary man, who is often lost and sees no sense of life, this truth appears as liberating to a new hope and opening new possibilities. Can there be anything more beautiful than making oneself more and more like God, the Creator, Himself? To be a semblance of three Personal God means to reflect in one's whole person the revealed truth that “God is charity" ( 1 J 4, 8.16).
