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for April 27, 2008
“A theory that makes profit the exclusive norm and ultimate end of economic activity is morally unacceptable. The disordered desire for money cannot but produce perverse effects. It is one of the causes of the many conflicts which disturb the social order.”
(2424) Catechism of the Catholic Church |
for April 20, 2008
We should not limit ourselves to deploring the negative effects of the present situation of crisis and injustice. What we are really required to do is destroy the roots that cause these effects.
Pope John Paul 11, World Day of Peace Message, 1995 |
for April 13, 2008
Faith needs to prove its fruitfulness by penetrating the believer’s entire life, including its worldly dimensions, and by activating him (her) toward justice and love, especially regarding the needy.
(21) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II |
for April 6, 2008
Much more than relief work is now required…Efforts must be renewed to get to the real root of problems, and work for a change in the unjust social and economic structures that are the cause of so many modern ills.
(15) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean, The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles |
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for March 30, 2008
Care of Creation
“Man’s (women’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 March 23, 2008
“Love for others, and in the first place love for the poor, in whom the Church sees Christ himself, is made concrete in the promotion of justice.”
On the 100th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, Centesimus Annus 1991, Pope John Paul II |
for March 16, 2008
Our salvation in Jesus always has a social dimension. The community of believers is an important leaven in society, bringing peace and justice to a world wounded by sin and slavery.
(35) Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence, Antilles Episcopal Conference |
for March 9, 2008
The notion that the death of the wrongdoer will achieve justice is mistaken. It is only through reconciliation that the violation of the dignity of the victim is capable of being restored.
Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Anthony Dickson, Reconciliation vs Death Penalty |
for March 2, 2008
“Those who commit crimes do not give up their human dignity, and those who administer justice must not deny this God-given dignity”
Catholic Bishops of New YorkState, 1982 |
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for February 24, 2008
We believe that life is so precious that the state should not take the life of any person, even one who has taken another life. We believe a determined, though compassionate, response to crime that foregoes the violence of the death penalty is more consistent with respect for all human life. It will better protect the rights of all persons.
Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, Testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 1989 |
for February 17, 2008
“I have always opposed the death penalty, although both my husband and mother-in-law were murdered… Forgiving violence does not mean condoning violence…. For too long we have treated violence with violence and that’s why it never seems to end.”
Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jnr |
for February 10, 2008
“Those who commit crimes do not give up their human dignity, and those who administer justice must not deny this God-given dignity”
Catholic Bishops of New YorkState, 1982 |
for February 3, 2008
We cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing…. The cycle of violence diminishes all of us – especially children.
Confronting a Culture of Violence, US. Catholic Bishops, 1994 |
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for January 27, 2008
The social order requires constant improvement. It must be founded on truth, built on justice and animated by love; in freedom it should grow every day toward a more humane balance. An improvement in attitudes and abundant changes in society will have to take place if these objectives are to be gained.
(26) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II |
for January 20, 2008
The Church invites all Christians to take up a double task of inspiring and of innovating, in order to make structures evolve, so as to adapt them to the real needs of today.
(50) The Development of Peoples, Pope Paul VI, 1967 |
for January 13, 2008
‘If we want to find a genuine solution to the present problem of crime and violence, we need to look first at the causes of violent behaviour.’ (14)
Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence: Antilles Episcopal Conference |
for January 6, 2008
Unless the Christian message of love and justice shows its effectiveness through action in the cause of justice in the world, it will only with difficulty gain credibility with the people of our times.
(35) World Synod of Bishops, 1971 |
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