A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.

God's love does not protect us from suffering. God's love protects us in the midst of suffering.

However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.