Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.