Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.

Two conditions render difficult this historic situation of mankind: It is full of tremendously deadly armament, and it has not progressed morally as much as it has scientifically and technically.

Christ did not found an abstract religion, a mere school of religious thought. He setup a community of apostles, of teachers, with the task of spreading His message and so giving rise to a society of believers: His Church. He promised the Spirit of truth to His Church and then sent Him.

We would also like you to know that the Church recognizes the riches of the Islamic faith - a faith that binds us to the one God.

Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.

The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.

We must see to it that enthusiasm for the future does not give rise to contempt for the past.