A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn't a Christian

People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens.

[Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of Rome and the Church. He speaks of the Pope and his closeness of the Pope and of himself, his faith, and also of the Orthodox people there. The dogmatic part, there's no difficulty. He's Orthodox in the good sense of the word, that is in Catholic doctrine, no.

The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to dialogue with all people.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

For her part, the Church always works for the integral development of every person. In this sense, she reiterates that the common good should not be simply an extra, simply a conceptual scheme of inferior quality tacked onto political programmes. The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples.