The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must become a part of everyday life.
Pope John Paul IIThe obligation to earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow also presumes the right to do so. A society in which this right is systematically denied, in which economic policies do not allow workers to reach satisfactory levels of employment, cannot be justified from an ethical point of view, nor can that society attain social peace.
Pope John Paul IIBe demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it!
Pope John Paul IIGod passionately desires and ardently yearns for our salvation... Nothing is greater than this: that the blood of God was poured out for us.
Pope John Paul II