Social Justice Quotes 2005

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for March 27, 2005

“If the Church is involved in defending or promoting human dignity, she does so in accordance with her mission. She has learned that an indispensable part of her evangelising mission is made up of works on behalf of justice and human promotion.”
Pope John Paul II, Puebla , Mexico , 1979

for March 20, 2005

“The Church has the right, indeed the duty, to proclaim justice on the social, national and international level, and to denounce instances of injustice, when the fundamental rights of men and women and their very salvation demand it.” (8)
Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean : The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for March 13, 2005

“ The road to holiness for most of us lies in our secular vocations. …We cannot separate what we believe from how we act in the market place and the broader community, for this is where we make our primary contribution to the pursuit of economic justice.” (25)
Economic Justice for All – US Catholic Bishops, (1986)

for March 6, 2005

“ Any kind of social or cultural discrimination in basic personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, colour, social conditions, language or religion, must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design.” (29)
Gaudium et Spes : The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II

for February 27, 2005

“ Any society in which a few control most of the wealth and the masses are left in want is a sinful society.” (34)
Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean : The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for February 20, 2005

“As we look around, we continue to see inequality, poverty, exclusion, prejudice, hatred, high levels of crime and horrendous acts of violence. These are challenging us to take responsibility for our society and to seek ways to address its social problems.” (4)
Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence - Antilles Episcopal Conference

for February 13, 2005

“Wherever, the progress in technology and economic life, there can be neither justice nor peace in the world, so long as people fail to realise how great is their dignity; for they have been created by God and are His children.”
Pope John XXIII, Mother and Teacher

for February 6, 2005

Care of Creation
“Man's (woman's) dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of one's neighbour, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation.”
(2416) Catechism of the Catholic Church

for January 30, 2005

“Every group must take into account the needs and legitimate aspirations of every other group, and even those of the human family as a whole.” (26)
Gaudium et Spes : The Church in the Modern World : Vatican Council II

for January 23, 2005

“Within a country which belongs to each one, all should be equal before the law, find equal admittance to economic, cultural, civic and social life, and benefit from a fair sharing of the nation's riches”
The Development of Peoples – Pope Paul VI 1967

for January 16, 2005

“It is our duty 'to defend and promote the dignity and fundamental rights of the human person.”
(9) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for January 9, 2005

“Christ demands an openness that is more than benign attention, more than token actions or half-hearted efforts that leave the poor as destitute as before or even more. .. Riches and freedom create a special obligation.”
Pope John Paul II – Address at Yankee Stadium, New York , 1979.

for January 2, 2005

Peace cannot be achived on earth unless people's welfare is safeguarded and people freely and in a spirit of mutual trust share with one another the riches of their minds and their talents.
Guadium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World - Vatican Council II