The only really effective means of enabling States to deal with the grave problem of poverty is to provide them with the necessary resources through foreign financial aid - public and private - granted under reasonable conditions, within the framework of international commercial relations regulated with fairness.
Pope John Paul IIYou are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
Pope John Paul IISocial justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
Pope John Paul IIOnly in Christ can men and women find answers to the ultimate questions that trouble them. Only in Christ can they fully understand their dignity as persons created and loved by God.
Pope John Paul II