The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity.

In this context, the church supports and favors every effort today to seek the full development of the personality of all human beings, and to promote their fundamental rights, their dignity and liberty.

In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those who are infected with the virus, are in sub-Saharan Africa.

We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't bringing prosperity or social justice to all.

In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.

The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.

A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor.